X-Message-Number: 20114 Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:40:53 -0700 From: James Swayze <> Subject: No time to exercise? Try this. No Time to Exercise? Do This Instead By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor Now that the health watchdogs--officially known as the Institute of Medicine--have determined we should all be exercising an hour a day, up from the previous 30 minutes, there are plenty of folks who will just give up even trying. Who has an hour a day? Good news! Researchers in Ireland, who were laboring under the idea that 30 minutes of daily exercise is sufficient, have determined that three 10-minute exercise sessions spread out over the day yields the same health and psychological benefits as doing it all at once time. How much fat is too much? How long should I exercise? The health watchdogs have the answers. http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/05/new.diet.guidelines.ap/index.html Led by Dr. Marie Murphy of the University of Ulster in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, the team wanted to see if a series of "brisk" 10-minute activity periods could collectively have the same beneficial results as a 30-minute workout, reports Reuters. So they rounded up 21 sedentary men and women in their mid-40s and divided them into two groups. One group walked briskly for 10 minutes three times a day, while the other took a brisk walk for 30 minutes once a day. They did this five days a week for six weeks and then rested for two weeks. Then two groups switched walking routines and followed the other group's instructions for six weeks. The results Both groups experienced a slight drop in total cholesterol and a boost in "good" cholesterol and aerobic ability, as well as similar decreases in tension and anxiety. Walking is good for body and brain, and you don't need to quit your job to find time to do it. The findings were reported in the September issue of the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Find out why walking really is the best exercise you can do. http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020121/walking.html [end quote] Some of this looks familiar, not sure if I posted it or part of it before, oh well... can't hurt to get more exercise, eh? ;) James -- Cryonics Institute of Michigan Member! The Immortalist Society Member! The Society for Venturism Member! MY WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/~davidpascal/swayze/ While there follow the links to photos of me and some of my artwork and a radio interview on Dr. J's ChangeSurfer Radio program with me and the father of cryonics Prof. Robert Ettinger, author of "The Prospect of Immortality". A RELIGION I actually recommend: http://uk.geocities.com/venturist2001/index.html A FAVORITE quote: Last lines of the first Star Trek the Next Generation movie. Capt. Picard: "What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived, after all Number One, we're only mortal." Will Ryker: "Speak for yourself captain, I intend to live forever!" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20114