What Kind Of Exercise Is Right For You?
54People often tell me they would like to become more fit but they just haven't got the time. I tell them how others make time for regular exercise, including the last five U.S. presidents and many other busy people. The time has come for you to make time for regular fitness training.
• Understand how to make training safe and enjoyable;
• Apply your aerobic fitness prescription via
• Walk-jog-run programs,
• Cycling or swimming programs, or
• Advanced aerobic training;
• Select alternative ways to remain active and fit; and
• Deal with common exercise problems.
Training Tips
We'll begin with walking and running as modes of exercise because, for the time and cost, they provide a great training stimulus. Intensity and duration are easy to control, and the activities can be done at any time, in almost any weather, with little investment in equipment. The equipment is light and easily transported on vacation or business trips.
You can participate alone or in a group and can continue throughout life. A recent study of 72,488 female nurses found that briskwalking was inversely associated with the risk of heart disease; the relative risk declined as the amount of walking increased The benefits were similar to those achieved with other forms of vigorous exercise, such as running. For these reasons and more, walking and running are fine ways to achieve and maintain aerobic fitness and its benefits.
