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**N1bNXuDb** · 06-15-2006, 07:00 AM

Any activity that raises your pulse rate qualifies as exercise. In order to increase aerobic fitness you need to get your pulse above 60% of your maximum heart rate for 20-30 minutes several times a week. Your maximum heart rate is 220 menus your age.

So, in my case I'm 43 so 220-43=177 times .6 = 106.

Whatever gets your pulse up and keeps it up qualifies.

There are tons of benefits to exercise. It helps with your mood plus it burns calrories. Let's do some math:

If you exercise and burn an extra 200 calories a day 5 days a week that's 1,000 calories a week burned just from exercise. You need to burn approximately 3500 calories to lose a pound so exercising 5 times a week for a month burns a pound of fat. That may not sound like a lot but it sure adds up over a lifetime.

06-15-2006, 07:00 AM	#13
N1bNXuDb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 538 Senior Member	Any activity that raises your pulse rate qualifies as exercise. In order to increase aerobic fitness you need to get your pulse above 60% of your maximum heart rate for 20-30 minutes several times a week. Your maximum heart rate is 220 menus your age. So, in my case I'm 43 so 220-43=177 times .6 = 106. Whatever gets your pulse up and keeps it up qualifies. There are tons of benefits to exercise. It helps with your mood plus it burns calrories. Let's do some math: If you exercise and burn an extra 200 calories a day 5 days a week that's 1,000 calories a week burned just from exercise. You need to burn approximately 3500 calories to lose a pound so exercising 5 times a week for a month burns a pound of fat. That may not sound like a lot but it sure adds up over a lifetime.
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