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Exercise

 

·        Increasing exercise is very helpful in losing weight

 

·        Exercise is even more important in maintaining weight loss

 

·        Americans exercise less each year, in part due to increased sedentary activities such as watching TV, working on computers, surfing the Internet, and playing video games

 

·        Walking for ½ hour a day will often prevent regaining weight

 

·        Low intensity long duration exercise burns more fat

 

·        Exercise ideally should increase heart rate to 70% of maximum heart rate, calculated as:  =  (220 – age) * 0.70

 

·        Should choose an enjoyable activity that fits your lifestyle

 

·        Use all opportunities to exercise, for example take the stairs instead of the elevator

 

·        If very overweight start gradually, increasing 10 minutes at a time, until exercising 30 minutes a day

 

·        The average child spends 15,000 hours watching TV by age 17. That is 40% more than time spent in school

 

·        Physical activity attracts other positive health habits, including eating less and healthier foods

 

·        In one study aerobic exercise has been shown to work faster than medication in treating depression

 

·        Strength training also assists in weight loss in addition to aerobic exercise.  A pound of muscle tissue burns more calories than a pound of fatty tissue

 

·        Regular exercise can lower blood pressure