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ARE YOU EXERCISING ENOUGH?
According to the Dept. of Health and Human Services, physical activity is a matter of life and death! Follow these general guidelines to find out how much activity you should be getting every day:
Aerobic
• Adults should get at least 2 hours and 30 minutes each week of aerobic physical activity that requires moderate effort.
• You will notice heavy breathing, an increase in your heart rate, and sweating when you are performing aerobic activity.
• You need to do this type of activity for at least 10 minutes at a time.
Strengthening
• Adults should also do strengthening activities at least 2 days a week.
• Strengthening activities include push-ups, sit-ups, lifting weights, heavy gardening (digging, shoveling) and working with resistance bands (long, wide rubber strips that stretch).
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