Brian Duscha Exercise Quotations

The other thing to realize is that people gain 3 to 4 pounds a year, so exercise is really important for weight maintenance.

The participants in our study received the fitness benefits without losing any weight. Many people exercise to lose weight, and when that doesn't occur, they stop exercising. However, the truth is that you can improve cardiovascular fitness and reduce the risk of heart disease by exercising without losing weight.

People find exercise 'hard' and few people want to exercise at an intensity higher than they have to. Walking briskly for 12 miles a week per week is realistic and does not require anyone to incorporate a hardcore training regimen. Increasing your mileage or intensity will give you even greater health benefits.

A second very important message is that subjects enjoyed fitness benefits in the absence of weight loss. Many people exercise with the purpose of losing weight. When they do not lose weight, they do not think the exercise is benefiting them and they stop exercising.

Exercise amount appears to be more important than exercise intensity for eliciting gains in cardiovascular fitness.

The classic exercise regimen has a component of intensity up to 80 percent of someone's maximum for health benefits.