Exercise is an important part of the 30 Day Vitality Challenge. If we eat well, sleep well, manage our stress, but DON'T exercise, we won't truly have Vitality. With all the different systems and ideas about how to exercise it's easy to get overwhelmed.
I would suggest thinking about "why" you are exercising before beginning any routine. Are you exercising to get healthy or to become fit?
If you want to run a sub 3 hour marathon you will have to train in a particular way. If you want to boost your immune system and reduce stress you will have to exercise in a completely different manner.
Athlete or not, we should exercise for health first, then fitness. A person can be extremely fit but not healthy. It is the intensity and duration of exercise that determines if it will make you healthy or fit. To build your health you do not need to exceed 85% of your maximum effort for any cardiovascular activity. You would benefit your health most if you kept you effort level between 65-85%.
How long?
The ideal time to exercise for health is anywhere between 20-40 minutes. Remember if you are working harder, it should be shorter.
Keep this in mind during your next workout and...
~Think Vitality!~
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