How to Incorporate Vigorous Exercise into Your Routine

  • Context: Medical 
  • Thread starter Thread starter Count Iblis
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Exercise
Click For Summary
SUMMARY

The discussion centers on defining vigorous exercise, specifically questioning the classification of biking at speeds of 10 miles per hour as vigorous. Participants highlight that while 10 mph may be leisurely on a road bike, it can be more demanding on a mountain bike depending on terrain. The conversation also touches on other activities considered vigorous, such as aerobic dance, heavy gardening, and race walking, emphasizing the importance of heart rate elevation in determining exercise intensity.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of exercise intensity classifications
  • Familiarity with cardiovascular fitness concepts
  • Knowledge of different cycling types (road vs. mountain biking)
  • Awareness of how various activities affect heart rate
NEXT STEPS
  • Research the American Heart Association's guidelines on vigorous exercise
  • Explore the impact of terrain on cycling intensity
  • Learn about heart rate monitoring techniques during exercise
  • Investigate the physiological effects of heavy gardening as exercise
USEFUL FOR

This discussion is beneficial for fitness enthusiasts, personal trainers, and anyone looking to accurately assess and incorporate vigorous exercise into their routines.

Count Iblis
Messages
1,859
Reaction score
8
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704350304574638331243027174.html

Among vigorous-activity exercises are aerobic dance; biking faster than 10 miles an hour; heavy gardening (digging, hoeing); tennis (singles); jumping rope; swimming laps; hiking uphill; race walking, jogging or running.

Doesn't sound like vigorous exercise to me at all. How on Earth can biking at a speed of 10 miles an hour be vigorous exercise? :confused:
 
Biology news on Phys.org
Count Iblis said:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704350304574638331243027174.html



Doesn't sound like vigorous exercise to me at all. How on Earth can biking at a speed of 10 miles an hour be vigorous exercise? :confused:

I think they are just setting an arbitrary limit to make it clear that it shouldn't be leisurely biking. But yeah, 10mph on pavement with a good road bike is pretty leisurely. 10mph in the dirt on a MTB can sometimes be taxing, though, depending on how soft the ground is.

I think they are trying to list activities that elevate the heart rate and respiration rate significantly. The gardening one threw me a bit, but there have been some ditches and such that I've dug that elevated my CV rate...
 

Similar threads

Do Movies Teach Us Realistic Life Skills?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
10K