Also anecdotal but I get depressed when I can't exercise (usually because of injury, weather or sickness). The longer that lasts, the more depressed I get.
It has a very noticeable effect on me, to the point that honestly I can't understand how people who don't exercise manage to stay above water.
Normal walking is pretty inefficient at tearing muscle fibers or causing any kind of reactive stress response by the body. Low intensity exercise is just a calorie burn and a minor stretch, nothing more.
Low intensity exercise increases the heart and breathing rate, helping the body get oxygen to its cells, get rid of toxins, and other benefits of increased circulation. These are all very important for the body and particularly the brain and all other organs.
I agree with you. But consider the capacity of a healthy individual, now spending 30 minutes or more, focused on a single task. Doing low intensity excercise without doing anything else...is an utter shite use of valuable time. It's just a waste of time that could be spent getting the heart rate higher, the muscles full of blood, etc.. I agree that it's beneficial but barely. Low intensity is good for getting people who don't workout to start lifting their arses a bit. But it has hardly any substantial effects on a healthy individual as compared to lifting or sprinting or jogging.
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Also anecdotal but I get depressed when I can't exercise (usually because of injury, weather or sickness). The longer that lasts, the more depressed I get.
It has a very noticeable effect on me, to the point that honestly I can't understand how people who don't exercise manage to stay above water.
You know walking is one of the best forms of exercise, right? Just take a walk.
I do a lot of exercise normally, it's when I'm injured that I get depressed.
When I've been injured enough to not be doing other stuff, it's often an ankle or knee injury so I can't go for a nice walk either.
Sorry to hear that, friend. :-/
Normal walking is pretty inefficient at tearing muscle fibers or causing any kind of reactive stress response by the body. Low intensity exercise is just a calorie burn and a minor stretch, nothing more.
Low intensity exercise increases the heart and breathing rate, helping the body get oxygen to its cells, get rid of toxins, and other benefits of increased circulation. These are all very important for the body and particularly the brain and all other organs.
I agree with you. But consider the capacity of a healthy individual, now spending 30 minutes or more, focused on a single task. Doing low intensity excercise without doing anything else...is an utter shite use of valuable time. It's just a waste of time that could be spent getting the heart rate higher, the muscles full of blood, etc.. I agree that it's beneficial but barely. Low intensity is good for getting people who don't workout to start lifting their arses a bit. But it has hardly any substantial effects on a healthy individual as compared to lifting or sprinting or jogging.