spicyapple said:
I agree,
iGary.
I follow these health tips:
HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.
I beg to differ slightly, your car analogy doesn't work either. You're not just speeding up your heart, you're making it stronger by exercising it. You're more likely to survive a heart attack later in life or have blood circulation problems. Another side effect of having a stronger heart is that it beats less per minute which totally contradicts your point about wasting heart beats.
The average person's resting heart beat is between 50- 70 beats a minute. A professional athlete's can stay as low as 30 per minute. Anything higher than 70 is unhealthy and you're going to croke it sooner because it is working to hard.
Its the same with any muscle in the human body, if you don't work it, your body will lose it as it knows it isn't needed.
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.
I'm missing the joke here aren't I? You divide your body weight by your height to get your body's BMI. Body Mass Index
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good !
This one went over my head as well. For starters, you lose the flab around your stomach and you develop a better "get up and go" attitude with being more fit and active.
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
Your stomach will actually not respond to sit-ups very well and will adapt to the stress placed on the body by them. What you want to do is do high intensity cardio sessions to burn body fat and reveal the abs underneath.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!
The others are clearly jokes but I feel the other questions have been cleared up.
Anyway in answer to the original question.
I go to the gym to weight lift 3 or 4 times a week. I try to walk (At the moment) 20 miles a weeks minimum, I want to do some more cardio in my week as well. I also have a pair of roller blades which need using as I haven't touched them in a while.