Aim for LOTs of Cardio.
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Today's post: Wednesday, 7-19-2006
Aim for LOTs of Cardio....
There are three reasons to aim for LOTs of cardio or aerobic exercise each week.
1. People who get over about 1200 to 1500 calories of it each week, have much higher levels of the most heart protecting fraction of HDL than people who don’t.
2. People who get over about 1200 to 1500 calories of it each week begin to lose -- or never gain -- excess tummy or abdominal fat, which is the most health threatening or damaging kind.
3. If you usually get that much, on a bad week where events outside your control keep you from most of your aerobic exercise, you’ll still likely do more than the more modest amount Dr Ken Cooper found protective against stress & to make you more stress resistant.
In addition, you’ll be fit enough from your previous aerobic exercise of that amount each week, that some of it will carry over even if you completely lose that week’s exercise in a real emergency situation.
1. Dr Peter Wood at Stanford investigated the effect of exercise on the beneficial fraction of HDL & found that people who got over 1200 to 1500 calories each week of aerobic exercise got that boost. And, that people who got 1,000 or less got far less of this benefit.
He studied runners. But I can attest to this effect for people who use more sustainable kinds of aerobic exercise as I got very high HDL levels in large part from doing that much exercise on my NordicTrack each week.
2. More recently, I read a report of a study that showed that that much aerobic or cardio exercise each week trimmed off abdominal fat.
This is very health protective. And, this is one of the few reports I’ve read of anything that does that successfully.
In it we post health commentary & reviews of books, eBooks, & other things that improve or protect your health or which enable you to live longer, to be more prosperous, & to be more effective.
Today's post: Wednesday, 7-19-2006
Aim for LOTs of Cardio....
There are three reasons to aim for LOTs of cardio or aerobic exercise each week.
1. People who get over about 1200 to 1500 calories of it each week, have much higher levels of the most heart protecting fraction of HDL than people who don’t.
2. People who get over about 1200 to 1500 calories of it each week begin to lose -- or never gain -- excess tummy or abdominal fat, which is the most health threatening or damaging kind.
3. If you usually get that much, on a bad week where events outside your control keep you from most of your aerobic exercise, you’ll still likely do more than the more modest amount Dr Ken Cooper found protective against stress & to make you more stress resistant.
In addition, you’ll be fit enough from your previous aerobic exercise of that amount each week, that some of it will carry over even if you completely lose that week’s exercise in a real emergency situation.
1. Dr Peter Wood at Stanford investigated the effect of exercise on the beneficial fraction of HDL & found that people who got over 1200 to 1500 calories each week of aerobic exercise got that boost. And, that people who got 1,000 or less got far less of this benefit.
He studied runners. But I can attest to this effect for people who use more sustainable kinds of aerobic exercise as I got very high HDL levels in large part from doing that much exercise on my NordicTrack each week.
2. More recently, I read a report of a study that showed that that much aerobic or cardio exercise each week trimmed off abdominal fat.
This is very health protective. And, this is one of the few reports I’ve read of anything that does that successfully.
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