Precor M9.41si - How Long Should I Exercise?.25; How Often Should I Exercise?.25

How Long Should I Exercise?
The lenath of each exercise session depends on yourfitness ievel, Exercise physiologists have
dete mined that, to attain cardiovascular benefits from exercise, you should maintain your heart
Jate ln its training zone for at least 15 minutes. This is in addition to your warm-up time, and does
not include cool down, You should always allow several minutes to bring your heart rate Into the
zone by s^^^ out slowly and gradually increasing work level. Similarly, use several
minuted of light exercise after the workout to bring your heart rate down to near resting level.
ThP hioher vour fitness level, the longer you should maintain your heart rate in the training zone
2rar<)» BeginL should always start slowly, and gradually brlog the,r
sessions up to 20 minutes or more.
How Often Should I Exercise?
Research indicates that aerobic sessions of 20 minutes
fivp times a week to obtain significant cardiovascular benefits. Most experts agree tnat sensioie
1 habl and r^grr aerobic exercise are the keys to weight control and fitness A recent
stidy. which tracked several subjects over a period of years, conclusively shows that exercise,
dieting, is the key factor to long-term weight loss.
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