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Just another excuse for being a fatass. If you can't get enough exercise, don't eat like a pig!
Agreed. Put a treadmill in front of the TV and most people would get up to 3 hours of exercise a day. Plus it can be broken up into segments - take the stairs, park farther away, etc., we've heard it all. Bottom line is if you want to be in shape, you'll make time for it.
It's not a matter of being overweight or not, it's a matter of being fit. As we age women need an hour of exercise including lifting weights to be healthy. If you don't want to exercise you don't have to do it. The article is just telling a generalized truth. Like it or not any women over 40 can tell you it's true. Staceyann C. Dolenti
I know so many skinny minnies who eat like pigs and drink the booze like tomorrow the world is going to end - and they don't even have to worry about the bottom line (or their waist line.) Me, on the other hand, I run, try to eat healthy (or eat less) and I still struggle with weight gain. My mom and dad were both sedentary and fat and it sucks that I seem to have some capacity to be fat - despite the lifestyle. (I'm not fat, I'm average.) It's not fair!!! I struggled with my weight in my 30's and actually was a bit chunky for awhile. Now that I'm in my 40's I've seen my weight go down. That's probably more because I've really had to watch what I eat and I've begun to run.
You are an idiot. The average woman can only eat 1200 cals/day. Even when eating healthy it adds up quickly. Try eating less than that on a consistent basis to maintain weight and see how you do- unless you are a man and then it will be easy for you to keep the weight off.
It also depends on what you eat. Just about everything you eat that is processed food has high fructose corn syrup in it which is the cause of increased obesity in US. That 12 ounce of soda that you drink has about 45g of HFCS ( http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/24/Why-HighFructose-Corn-Syrup-Causes-Insulin-Resistance.aspx ) Even yogurt has it.
I eat about 800-900 calories a day. I maintain my weight, which is about 5 pounds over the insurance recommended weight for my age and height.
Between work, my 11 year old son and my husband, my mother, the house, my volunteer activities, etc., who has time for an hour a day? I'm dancing as fast as I can.
I'm pretty sure you need 1200 a day to simply live.
I think the real frustration here is the tendency of our medical establishment to over-generalize. It's easy to put up an arbitrary statement like "women need an hour of exercise every day", but that's not necessarily so for *everyone*. I'm naturally muscular and can stay fit on 30 min a day. My small framed friend needs nearly 2 hours just to maintain her weight on 1500 cal/day, in spite of weight training regularly. I would be much more impressed if we could see more work on developing a formula that can be tailored to the individual. There have been a few stabs at it, but so far nothing that has been fully tested. IMO, these generalized "guidelines" only serve to make people frustrated or sanctimonious. Total waste of time.
It would be nice to have a formula but we kind of already do - exercise and eat healthy. The sad truth is that I have ALOT of friends who eat bags of Doritos and junk food without giving it a thought - and they're all size 8 and below. I run, lift weights, try to watch what I eat - and I still have a tendency to be larger than them. It sort of sucks because I feel like I should be the skinny one and I'd LOVE to eat a bag of Doritos or eat some big, fat meal at KFC and not have to feel guilty. I'd love to go to get ice cream at night. But, alas, I can't because I tend to overeat that stuff. But, life isn't fair so I guess I have to suck it up, shut up, and run.
its not quantity its quality... you have to know your heart rates fat burning number...
It's not just the amount of time you spend exercising, but what you do. You'd probably benefit more from circuit traing for 30 mins. than a 1 hour walk. learn more at http://imv-fit.typepad.com/the-fitness-junkie/
Many said TIME was a four letter word that they don't have. I disagree (male). I had 4 kids, worked, came home prepared dinner, make sure homeworks was done, things picked up and got them ready for bed. During T-ball, basketball season things got tough but it still got done. The point I'm getting at, I still had time to get 30 minutes or more of exercise in. I usually on most days ran at night for two to three miles, I always picked a course that I never crossed a street and alway under street light, I wore a reflector vest, but I did it 5 times a week. You make time, you schedule it, you do what you have to do to get that exercise in. I have been doing this now for 28 years and I think it has paid off. I took a medically induced stress test and my heart rate never went above 85, which I was took was good and my heart clear.
Anybody who says they don't have time for an hour of exercise a day is a lying lazy-ass.
I wouldn't have put it so bluntly, but you are right! And I've found that using kids as an excuse NOT to exercise is an absolute joke! My kids have seen me workout regularly since they were babies and love to join me on walks, doing light weights, whatever. Or, I'll join them for some basketball and my husband will play baseball with them in the yard at night. Modeling a healthy lifestyle is all it takes to get your kids to live one!
All of a sudden women are so different than men. Get real. There are older fit women. Extra hours don't exist, you have to choose to be fit and not make excuses.
Have kids.. no kidding.. My wife was 35 and 37 when we had our 3 kids and I was 44 and 46.. its non stop mayhem.. they are nearly 6 (twins) and 4.. time? what the hell is that? we dont sit down till 9ish.. everyday.. Anyway, thats how we stay fit.. (and of course the gym 3 days a week).. Im sure some of you are in the same situation. Good luck.
I hear you. We had twins when we were 31 and they're extremely active. Some days I can't even keep up. Whether it's some b-ball in the front yard or baseball in the back, we're constantly active with the kids. They'll walk with us and love to go to the Y. They're 9 now so I can get on a treadmill or run the track. They'll shoot around the basketball and we'll all go to the kid-friendly weight room and do a few circuits together. In the winter, we'll head over and swim for an afternoon. There's no better workout than jumping off the board for 2 hours and swimming to the edge - and doing it all over again. Using kids as an excuse NOT to exercise is really a shame.
Ironically, I just received an email from my city. They just started a website with a wealth of family activities to "get the whole family moving" and everything is FREE.
It's all a matter of scheduling. Anyone can find an hour a day - stop watching TV!! It truly is a matter of how you want to spend your time.
Its mostly about calories in versus calories burn.
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