Re: GUIDELINES - Less gym, more fun

[Guest guest]

This is helpful information. Still have to say we have been gym

members since 1991 and still go regularly. We are the exception to

the normal probably.

Debbie L

no RA

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> Exercise Guidelines: Less Gym, More Fun

> Federal Guidelines Say Americans Should Pick a Physical Activity

They

> Can Stick With

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> By Todd Zwillich

> WebMD Health News

> Reviewed by Louise Chang, MDOct. 7, 2008

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> Children and adolescents should get at least one hour of exercise

> every day, and adults should get at least two and one-half hours of

> physical activity per week, according to new federal guidelines.

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> The guidelines urge Americans to become physically active to reduce

> weight, stave off chronic diseases, and live longer. But unlike

> previous efforts, the recommendations de-emphasize gym exercise in

> favor of activities people are more likely to enjoy.

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> " Pick an activity that's easy for you to fit into your life, " says

> O. Leavitt, secretary of the Health and Human Services

> Department, which released the guidelines. " You just need to get

> moving. "

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> An advisory panel that authored the guidelines recommended daily

> physical activity for nearly all Americans. Children and

adolescents,

> they said, should get at least one hour of physical activity each

day,

> with more intense exercise on at least three days out of the week.

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> Read the entire article here:

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> http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20081007/exercise-

guidelines-less-gym-more-fun

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> Not an MD

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