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Please share an interesting fact about gaining aerobic fitness.

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Yoga provides a great aerobic workout with added benefits of meditation.

Answered 8/14/2017

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Dr. Keshab Paudel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Isometric exercise is important to get fitness.

Answered 4/27/2014

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Dr. Marc Neff answered

It: It takes about 2 weeks for your body to learn a new habit. So, start off slow and steady and daily!

Answered 5/10/2014

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Dr. Samantha Maplethorpe answered

Specializes in Functional Medicine

Ignore: Use an App like Zombies Run 5K to help with interval training, gradually increasing your endurance.

Answered 5/31/2014

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Formula: Formula for target exercise heart rate for aerobic training : (220-age) x 0.70.

Answered 5/31/2014

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150: 150 minutes of aerobic exercise weekly will achieve a good level of fitness.

Answered 6/3/2014

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Start out at a pace that fits you but increase consistently .

Answered 3/22/2015

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Dr. Linda Everett answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: The lower your resting heart rate, the more fit your heart is.

Answered 7/5/2014

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Dr. Linda Everett answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Don't begin a fitness program without first checking with your doctor.

Answered 7/5/2014

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Ignore: 1. do something that you enjoy. 2.start slowly and increase your distance no more than 10% a week.

Answered 4/24/2015

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Ignore: Aerobic activity burns lots of calories!

Answered 7/27/2014

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Aerobic Fitness: Multiple small episodes of aerobic exercise are as effective or even better than 3-4 long episodes a week.

Answered 8/6/2014

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Ignore: Any system of sustained exercises designed to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood =healthy h.

Answered 12/16/2014

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Dr. Zachary Veres answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: 60 minutes a day of aerobic fitness is best for cardiovascular health.

Answered 3/4/2015

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Ignore: Every effort counts, walk, run, jump, laugh, diet, do it but do it everyday take charge of yourself!

Answered 9/2/2015

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