Wumi's advice is generally pretty good... but once again, nobody needs to exercise for 90 minutes a day. That's just a little crazy.
All it takes is 30-45 minutes, 3-4x a week. A day of rest in between each session.
Don't forget a whole body workout! Weights are your friends.
Even some pilates is better than nothing. Actually, pilates is really really great. It's a wonderful toning/stretching exercise. If you're a guy, I would definitely suggest trying this out a bit, you'd be surprised how tight people can get... but get a special book for men (http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Pilates-Men-Performance/... is a great one).
"... but once again, nobody needs to exercise for 90 minutes a day. That's just a little crazy ..."
Generally you are right but I've never heard of a person who regularly exercises this much to be unfit. 30-45min/3-4 days a week is a bare minimum. What I've tended to notice is you really should aim for 6 days a week for about an hour but not be totally fanatical especially when injured. This allows for days where for some reason cannot do pt, some rest.
He's mentioned previously that he means you should block out that amount of time; he's including getting ready at the gym, etc. (#2 from here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=328289)
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Wumi's advice is generally pretty good... but once again, nobody needs to exercise for 90 minutes a day. That's just a little crazy.
All it takes is 30-45 minutes, 3-4x a week. A day of rest in between each session.
Don't forget a whole body workout! Weights are your friends.
Even some pilates is better than nothing. Actually, pilates is really really great. It's a wonderful toning/stretching exercise. If you're a guy, I would definitely suggest trying this out a bit, you'd be surprised how tight people can get... but get a special book for men (http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Pilates-Men-Performance/... is a great one).
"... but once again, nobody needs to exercise for 90 minutes a day. That's just a little crazy ..."
Generally you are right but I've never heard of a person who regularly exercises this much to be unfit. 30-45min/3-4 days a week is a bare minimum. What I've tended to notice is you really should aim for 6 days a week for about an hour but not be totally fanatical especially when injured. This allows for days where for some reason cannot do pt, some rest.
He's mentioned previously that he means you should block out that amount of time; he's including getting ready at the gym, etc. (#2 from here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=328289)