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> Dashi Toshii wrote:
> > "Benjamin Weiner" <
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> >>Hawke or Dashi Toshii <
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> >>
> >>
> >>>A person that is not in good physical condition needs to start out
> >>
> > slowly
> >
> >>>and work up to more intense workouts. Which is what the bicycling
> >>
> > magazine
> >
> >>>programs do.
> >>
> >>>But to continue to get fitter, lose weight, benefit the heart, and cardiorespiratory system,
> >>>keep the weight off, at least an hour a day minimum, 5 days a week of 85 - 95% max heart rate
> >>>activity is required.
> >>
> >>Whoa there cowboy. Intensity is good, but that is 5 days of 1 hour riding at threshold.
> >>Basically 5 days of 1 hour time trials. Maybe a little _too_ intense. For example, if your max
> >>HR was 190 that would be riding around 170 (162-180 range) steady for an hour five days a
week.
> >>Presumably overkill even for racing training; definitely not a minimum requirement for losing
> >>weight.
> >
> >
> > Racers train for up to 6 hours per day, one hour at LT is not too much.
>
> For a racer or other competitive athletes. For those merely wishing "to get fitter, lose weight,
> benefit the heart, and cardiorespiratory system, keep the weight off," more intense and/or longer
> duration exercise is not necessary. Except perhaps for the "to get fitter" part.
Not really true according to the latest report that I read, can't find it now so I can't quote it.
Basically what it said was: "That the previously recommended 30 minute 3 times a week exercise
program is good to get you started but to realize health benefits, such as permanent weight loss,
lower blood pressure, healthy cardiorespiratory system, etc., you will need to exercise at a level
that makes your heart "race" for 1 hour 5 times a week". They called this "intense" exercise.
I'll see if I can find the article.
Dashii
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