Comments on: How Much Exercise is Enough? How Much is Too Much? https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/ Be anti-fragile. Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:04:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Thinking Out Loud (#4) | Living Mint Green https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-51989 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:32:39 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-51989 […] -How Much Exercise Is Enough? How Much Is Too Much? via GoKaleo […]

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]]> By: Kass https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-41707 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:37:29 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-41707 This is a great topic. I thought I had some overtraining issues and decreased exercise to 4 days a week. I come from an over-exercising past and anorexic past, so this was great for me along with an increase in food and food variety. I have since had something similar to walking pneumonia, a pretty nasty cold, and now my lower back is injured. I just can’t win here! I do intense workouts, and started back with the high impact stuff I did during the ED..and BAM my back is pissed. Any suggestions? What the heck am I doing wrong?

]]> By: Go Kaleo https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-40928 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:02:24 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-40928 That sounds fine to me, if you’re enjoying it and not experiencing any symptoms of overtraining. Listen to your body. I do very well on a lot of cardio. We are all different. Listen to your body.
Do give yourself days off at least once a week though!

]]> By: naomi https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-40919 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:27:07 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-40919 I do incline treadmill for 45 minutes with a 5 minute cool down, then I get on the elliptical that simulates stairs and go for 30 minutes with a 3 minute cooldown. I get 2.61 miles in on the treadmill average and 2.34 average on the elliptical average.

]]> By: Go Kaleo https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-40917 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:16:08 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-40917 Yes, rock climbing is definitely resistance exercise!! :D

]]> By: Lucy https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-40916 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:09:46 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-40916 I’m not an expert by any means but I lost 135lb quite successfully with only moderate exercise a few times per week. I would walk on the treadmill at a steady but not overly fast pace (between 3.5 and 4.0) and when it felt too easy I would raise the incline rather than increasing the speed. I never broke a sweat doing this and I never worked out two days in a row but this seemed to work quite well with my eating plan to produce a consistent weight loss. Everyone is different but this worked very well for me.

]]> By: Lucy https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-40915 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:05:49 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-40915 Would rock climbing be considered full body resistance? I’m out on lifting, inconsistent with my yoga but don’t I love the daylights out of rock climbing. I go once or twice a week for a couple of hours and my arms feel like wet noodles after.

]]> By: Laura I https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-40728 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 19:01:35 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-40728 Naomi – I’m not any kind of “expert” – but – while I congratulate you on the weight loss, it sounds like a lot of weight really quickly. Are you getting any support processing your experience of losing the weight and losing the way you used to eat?

You might want to force yourself to cut back a bit on the exercise (or eat more to fuel these workouts and slow your weight loss). I don’t really think there is anything wrong with 90 minutes/day of exercise if your body is ready/able/willing – really depends on the type of exercise and risk of that particular activity!

But you are likely placing yourself at risk of injury if you were doing very little 4 months ago – depending on the type of exercise you are doing. How would you cope with an injury at this point in your process? I imagine it could be pretty devastating to lose this outlet.

Perhaps consider cutting back to 60-90 mins 5 times a week and really respect those off days so your body can be adjusting to your new commitment! Or experiment with non-”exercise” forms of activity that might have a social/supportive community associated with the experience.

moderation/peace,
Laura

]]> By: Susan B https://gokaleo.com/2013/12/14/how-much-exercise-is-enough-how-much-is-too-much/#comment-40605 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 01:50:57 +0000 https://gokaleo.com/?p=2355#comment-40605 Is there a rule of thumb for how long you should be sore after strength training? I’ve recently added more upper-body strength work to my routine, such as using the assisted pull-up machine. I find that my shoulder and arm muscles will be sore sometimes for 2-3 days afterwards. I have a once-a-week yoga class and if I’m not careful with my workouts earlier in the week, I don’t have the ability to handle the upper-body work of the yoga. (I’m 48, and I do notice as I’ve gotten older, recovery time seems longer.)

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