Exercise Guidelines For Healthy Adults!

If you have an active lifestyle and maintaining your weight, this is a good read for you. For most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends these exercise guidelines:

• Aerobic activity: 

Get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity. You also can do a combination of moderate and vigorous activity. The guidelines suggest that you spread out this exercise during the course of a week.

• Moderate aerobic exercise:

It includes such activities as brisk walking, swimming and mowing the lawn. 

• Vigorous aerobic exercise:

It includes such activities as running and aerobic dancing. 

• Strength training:

Do strength training exercises at least twice a week. No specific amount of time for each strength training session is included in the guidelines. Strength training can include use of weight machines or activities such as rock climbing or heavy gardening.

As a general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day.