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>which would be a lot of exercise for someone to do every single day. Well I already disagree here at this point I guess. For me that is like the minimum on a

>which would be a lot of exercise for someone to do every single day. Well I already disagree here at this point I guess. For me that is like the minimum on average. When I'm playing pickleball I'm plying like 3 hours, if i'm cycling I'm cycling like 2 hours, and if i'm jogging i'm jogging like an hour. Humans are built to be active, not sitting in an office all day, and for a healthily lifestyle I don't think this asking too much IMO to do an hour of moderate exercise a day on average. I kind of feel like crap when I am not exercising and feel like I have a lot more energy when I do exercise nearly every day. That's my experience with it at least.

Kirby64 1y ago
For someone that is doing little to no exercise every day, asking someone to do an hour of moderate intensity jogging or possibly multiple hours of lower intensity activity (e.g., pickleball) is asking a lot. Advocating for folks to exercise is a worthy cause, but you're setting people up for failure by advocating for adding a minimum of 7 additional hours a week to their schedule. EDIT addition: Realistically, adding something like 30 mins of exercise a few times a week (3-4) is more achievable. And in that regard, it doesn't really burn meaningful calories. Maybe an additional 500-1000 a week if you're actually pushing yourself, but beginners often don't.
- SirMaster 1y ago
  Well of course you don't just jump from 0 to that much a day/week. It would and should take a newcomer a few months to ramp up to that level, but I believe that most people can support that amount of activity. I mean sure I agree that 500-1000 cal a week in exercise would be minimal which is precisely why I think people should have a more ambitious goal to work into their life even if it takes months to get to that level.
  - Kirby64 1y ago
    Can vs. want to. You're suggesting people get a new hobby, essentially. Not everyone wants to do that much exercise. Also, like I said, if your diet isn't fixed then no amount of exercise is going to overcome that. You'll just eat more to compensate.

Kirby64 1y ago

For someone that is doing little to no exercise every day, asking someone to do an hour of moderate intensity jogging or possibly multiple hours of lower intensity activity (e.g., pickleball) is asking a lot. Advocating for folks to exercise is a worthy cause, but you're setting people up for failure by advocating for adding a minimum of 7 additional hours a week to their schedule. EDIT addition: Realistically, adding something like 30 mins of exercise a few times a week (3-4) is more achievable. And in that regard, it doesn't really burn meaningful calories. Maybe an additional 500-1000 a week if you're actually pushing yourself, but beginners often don't.

SirMaster 1y ago
Well of course you don't just jump from 0 to that much a day/week. It would and should take a newcomer a few months to ramp up to that level, but I believe that most people can support that amount of activity. I mean sure I agree that 500-1000 cal a week in exercise would be minimal which is precisely why I think people should have a more ambitious goal to work into their life even if it takes months to get to that level.
- Kirby64 1y ago
  Can vs. want to. You're suggesting people get a new hobby, essentially. Not everyone wants to do that much exercise. Also, like I said, if your diet isn't fixed then no amount of exercise is going to overcome that. You'll just eat more to compensate.