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I don't believe it's all about the level of effort - it's fairly subjective anyway - more to do with the frequency of the exercise & not giving your body much time, if any, to recover. Obviously there is a difference between minimal effort & going flat out, but as long as it is enough for you to feel well exercised, I wouldn't worry about where it falls on the sports science scale :)
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I get it too, but I DON'T WANT you guys to worry about heart rates. It's like checking blood sugar levels, I totally understand the temptation but we simply do not even know what the numbers are supposed to be and I"ve seen so many pink swayers get all consumed with numbers and equations and figuring things to be just so and going insane with worry when it isn't just so, and that is what RUINS SWAYS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hitmebabyonemoretime
If i had a time machine I would go back in time and call the exercise something other than "intense" but that was the name I picked. It wasn't because I ever intended you guys to do X% of intenseness or aim for a heart rate zone or anything like that. It is because I want you to do 60 minutes a day 6-7 days a week and that's pretty dang intense LOL. But your exertion does not need to be Olympic levels, it is fine to walk briskly if that is all you can manage. It just has to go 60 min a day and 6-7 days a week. That's all.
Never forget these words of wisdom from Bill Murray:
https://youtu.be/g3S_k1dRbXY
Lol!!!! Dying!!! So what you're saying is it just doesn't matter? Hahha ha!! For the love of God! #dead!
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I was thinking about this as well- I am not a cardio girl at all, and never have been. I'm like the tortoise in that race with the hare lol- I will get there eventually, but out of perseverance rather than energy expenditure. But chasing after two boys, playing an innocent game of soccer or chase with them occasionally, puts me out of the "couch potato" category. So I'm trying to figure out what really needs to happen, why we need to exercise, and if there's any way to maximize my time that I am able to dedicate to it. As I understand it, we are seeking muscle loss? If so, this article talks about what muscle builders mistakenly do that actually causes muscle loss. Most of it is already part of the LE diet plan, but I'm particularly curious about whether I will make what workouts I can squeeze in more effective if I time them for when I have an empty stomach (within reason, of course, I have no desire to pass out on the treadmill!)
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Great read - sure speaks to our system, I too think I need to do my workouts earlier in the day; that makes so much sense. I did get a hrm (even though it doesn't matter lol) and i do kinda try to stay at the top end of "fat burn" which is really not hard! Not near as intense as running or pushing a stroller up hill (try me, this is how I pushed into "fitness mode" or cardio mode). I *think* that if we're maybe throwing ourselves into starvation mode and our fuel is being stored as fat it makes a touch of sense to try to burn "fat". More intense fitness burns carbs. (And too many carb will be stored as fat anyways)... So that's why I'm opting for slightly lower intensity (not killing myself).
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The prob. with exercising on a totally empty stomach is that people can't stick with it and end up going less intense or quitting sooner. We have to live in the real world here and not get so focused on optimizing everything that we end up setting goals that are unattainable. "She who reaches for the stars, often ends up falling flat on her face."
My thinking is, eat either before a workout, or after, not both, and be sure not to eat DURING!!
And just to reiterate, I BEG YOU GUYS please do not buy a heart rate monitor and aim for any particular heart rate. Hitme wants to do that - it's her perogative, I don't endorse the idea AT ALL and we don't even know what heart rate zone one would even aim for anyways. For all we know it may be better to be in cardio zone or burning carbs or whatever. PLEASE let's just do what is working for people instead of looking for the "magic bullet" that does not and will not ever exist.
Do mostly cardio exercise 60 min. a day or more, 6-7 days a week. That is what is working for people.
Ok I'm going to take your advice and leave the hrm out of it. I guess I was confused early on one what constitutes as cardio. If power walking pushing a stroller is good enough, then that is awesome.
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I find I can do the whole hour easily if I do something fun like dancing. I fed don't feel like I am over exerting but it's maybe too easy? I just did the hour and I'm feeling like I worked out. I'm sweaty, heart rate is up a little even still, and I feel it in my muscles/joints. Feels good :)
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There is no too easy. just do 60 min, 6-7 days a week, and don't worry about exertion level. People are getting girls just walking.
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