Fit Or Fat: Nutrition and Exercise

The First Step: Aerobic Exercise

Posting Date: 04/12/2005

Aerobic exercise is one of the main elements of a well-balanced exercise program. Besides burning calories, aerobic exercise affects your whole body, raising your metabolism and making you a better butter burner!

When doing aerobic exercise, make sure you...

Use the large muscles of the thighs and buttocks.
Go nonstop for a minimum of 15 minutes.
Are breathing deeply, but are not out of breath -- that is, at 65-80 percent of your maximum heart rate. (Maximum heart rate = 220 - age)

Examples of aerobic exercise:

Running/jogging
Aerobics classes
Walking
Rowing
Bicycling
Swimming
Cross-country skiing
Water aerobics
Jumping rope
Mountain biking

Covert's Rules for Aerobic Exercise:

Go as fast as you can -- without getting out of breath!
Never, ever stop -- until you've exercised for at least 15 minutes.
The more muscle you use -- the less time you've gotta do it!
If you want fast results, find a 12-year-old kid -- whatever he or she does, you do!

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