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December 9, 2007

Are you fixated on having the Perfect Body?

Filed under: Exercise Fitness, News and Views, Society and Sports, Weightlifting — Author @ 5:15 pm

I’m often asked how much exercise a person needs to keep fit. Usually the question is not asked by the lazy, but by people who find they have little time for long workouts. In the hectic pace at which most of us live time a precious commodity.

Well, the answer is not as easy as it may seem. While any exercise is better than none, too much can be detrimental.

Usually I answer the question by using the tale of the race between the tortoise and the hare. The fastest doesn’t always get to the finish line first.

This seems to be borne out by a study on exercise carried out in the Netherlands. It found there was value even in exercise during TV commercials.

In fact it found these two minute exercise breaks during commercials were more effective than brief, high-intensity health club workouts based on the ”no pain, no gain” mantra in weight loss.

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