For overall cardiovascular health, current American Heart Association guidelines recommend at least 30 minutes of moderate - intensity aerobic activity at least 5 days per week for a total of 150 or at least 25 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity at least 3 days per week for a total of 75 minutes, or a combination of moderate and
vigorous intensity aerobic activity.
For people with concerns about high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol, they recommend 40 minutes of
vigorous intensity aerobic exercise 3 - 4 times a week.
Children and adolescents can meet the Guidelines by doing a combination of moderate - and
vigorous intensity aerobic physical activities or by doing only vigorous - intensity aerobic physical activities.
Not exact matches
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends at least 150 minutes (that's 2 1/2 hours) of moderate -
intensity aerobic activity each week for healthy women who are not already highly active or doing
vigorous -
intensity activity.
, you should aim for your child to have at least 60 minutes a day of moderate - or
vigorous - level
aerobic activity (walking and running are good examples of each
intensity level); muscle - strengthening activities (like gymnastics or push - ups) should occur at least 3 times a week; bone - strengthening activities, like jumping rope or running, should also occur 3 times a week.
According to the CDC, you should aim for your child to have at least 60 minutes a day of moderate - or
vigorous - level
aerobic activity (walking and running are good examples of each
intensity level); muscle - strengthening activities (like gymnastics or push - ups) should occur at least 3 times a week; bone - strengthening activities, like jumping rope or running, should also occur 3 times a week.
Vigorous -
intensity aerobic activities 6 times during the week: jumping rope (Monday and Wednesday), running (Wednesday), soccer (Thursday and Sunday), playing tag (Sunday);
Harold meets the Guidelines by doing
vigorous —
intensity aerobic activities, bone - strengthening activities, and muscle - strengthening activities on at least 3 days of the week:
Work your way up to 150 minutes of moderate -
intensity aerobic activity, 75 minutes of
vigorous -
intensity aerobic activity, or an equivalent mix of the two each week.
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.
Comparison of Cardioprotective Benefits of
Vigorous Versus Moderate
Intensity Aerobic Exercise.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommends that adults get a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate -
intensity or 75 minutes of
vigorous -
intensity aerobic activity a week.
The AHA recommends getting 25 to 30 minutes of moderate - or
vigorous -
intensity aerobic activity three to five days a week to gain health - boosting benefits.
Weekly
aerobic physical activity of about 150 minutes moderate
intensity exercises or 75 minutes of
vigorous exercises.