Sentences with phrase «think vigorous exercise»

Many people with chronic health problems resign themselves to lives of modest activity or no activity at all, thinking vigorous exercise is unsafe or that they lack the stamina for it.

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Immigrant Catholicism was, in fact, held together by the vigorous churchmen who retained their power over their flocks by exercising it regularly on an infinitely detailed category of behaviors, ranging from what the faithful could eat on Fridays to what they could think or do in the innermost chambers of their personal lives [«The End of the Immigrant Church,» Illinois Issues, August 1982, pp. 15 - 21].

This can include what we think of in the fitness world as «aerobic exercise» (moderate - to - vigorous intensity exercise), but also includes activities that are less strenuous such as reading, washing dishes, sitting at a computer and even sleeping.

While it is true that exercise is good for the body, it is also important to know that vigorous exercise depletes the body of essential micronutrients (think Gatorade pouring out through pores of athletes in those commercials).

Many doctors still think of yoga as vigorous exercise that would be inappropriate for people with health challenges, so be prepared to do some educating (bring your research).

In contemporary terms, we might think of this as akin to the endorphin - influenced state achieved during vigorous exercise.