A recent study
out of the Netherlands confirms other research studies showing that being more
active throughout the day is more important than just one dose of intense
exercise. While doing a one-hour spin class is definitely recommended and a
great way to burn fat, calories, and improve muscle and cardiovascular
performance, if you sit the rest of the day, it is not doing you much good in
terms of improving cholesterol and preventing diabetes.
This new study
had healthy weight people ages 18-24 participate in 3 different exercise regimes
over the course of the study. These regimes included:
1) No exercise + sitting for 14 hrs/day
2) 1 hr vigorous
cycling + sitting for 13 hrs/day
3) Sitting 8 hrs
+ 4 hours walking + 2 hours standing
The results
showed that energy expenditure was the same for the exercise and walking
regimes, but those who perform no vigorous exercise and just walked had
improved cholesterol and insulin sensitivity compared to when they exercised
intensely but sat the rest of the day.
My Recommendations: Don’t stop doing your vigorous exercise! Do one
hour of moderate to intense cardio most days of the week PLUS walking as much
as you can throughout the day EVERY day! Make a conscious effort to move, or at
least stand up, as much as you can. You also need to eat right, cut out the
saturated fat and refined carbs. A healthy diet + being active= best chance of
living a healthy life. I always recommend getting a good pedometer to see how active you really are- you should be getting at least 10,000 steps per day (+ try to do exercise IN ADDITION to that!). J SIT LESS, MOVE MORE!!!!!!!!
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