Most people know that exercise is good for them.
\nAnd most also know that not exercising is bad for them.
\nDespite that, most people fail to meet even the bare minimum recommendations for physical activity (2.5 hours of moderate exercise or a little over an hour of intense exercise).
\nJust 22.9 percent of Americans hit minimum activity guidelines, not even half (46 percent) of Europeans exercise or play sports, and only 16 percent of Canadians perform the recommended levels of activity.
\nThen, of course, there\u2019s a smaller group of people who go to the opposite extreme. The Ironman triathletes, gym rats, and so forth who spend every spare second in the gym or doing cardio, largely in the belief that more exercise is always better.
\nBut, what about the rest of us?
\nWhat about people who want to be fit, healthy, and happy, who also have jobs, families, and other obligations that limit how much time we can spend working out?
\nAnd what if we don\u2019t just want to stave off disease and dysfunction, but also build a body we\u2019re proud of?
\nYou\u2019ll learn the answers to all of these questions in this podcast.
\nThe long story short is you don\u2019t need to exercise all that much to stay healthy, but building a body you can be proud of takes slightly more work. Even then, though, it doesn\u2019t take as much time or effort as you might think.
\n4:29 - What is the minimum amount of exercise that people should be doing?
\n11:27 - How does resistance training compare to cardio?
\n16:16 - How much exercise is optimal for being as healthy and as functional as possible for as long as possible?
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