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A member asked:
32yo female, 5'4", 190lbs. high cholesterol, borderline prediabetes. pcp ok'd me to start exercise- is 20min of bicycling/day a safe starting point?
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Yes: Yes. You should start slow and work up to longer and more strenuous exercise.
Answered 6/11/2017
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Perfect: That should be a great starting point for you. As you find twenty minutes becomes easy, progress to thirty and forty and so on. You can also increase the intensity if you find your pace becoming too easy as well.
Answered 6/11/2017
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