For those with hypertension this advice comes with a caution. The general advice for people with hypertension is to ensure exercise is low impact, low intensity. Even so, it would be remiss of me not to pass on these new revelations which could greatly improve our health. BBC's Horizon (2012 series) showed new quicker methods for kick starting fat burning within the human body, and also showed an easy way to keep in trim.
High Intensity for Maximum Benefit
In just three twenty second bursts of high intensity exercise we can cause our muscles to increase their demand for glycogen (sugar in the blood) over a period of a mere four weeks. The upshot of this is that as the muscles demand for more sugar they will burn more of the sugar that we consume (rather than store it as fat) and could begin to burn stored fat to satisfy the new demand. The price to be paid for these benefits is 'high intensity,' exercise, which is the equivalent of a hard sprint, or a fast hard slog on an exercise bike at a threshold pace (close to the limit of our capability). Only you as an individual, with the guidance of your doctor can decide whether or not this is for you, and it may be.
Exercise as a constant
The next piece of advice backed by science flew in the face of the usual government advice about a minimum of three segments of exercise per week. Instead of a paltry total of 75 minutes vigorous exercise, we should instead aim to be active all of the time, or as much as is possible. Sound hard to you? Improbable? Well, what if this was as simple as being on your feet a lot more often. How much more walking could you include if you tried to? Could you do more simple chores, take a walk at lunch, run a few more errands, for example. The more generally active and less sedentary your lifestyle, the slimmer and fitter you'll be. An expert put it this way. The chair is a killer! They should put a health warning on the back of our nice leather executive chairs. No matter your job, no matter your seniority, we can all make adjustments to get out of the chair more, which will give us fitness benefits well over and above those offered by the minimum recommendations.
If this is not a revelation to you, fair enough. People have been issued with pedometers for years. Now people are advised again to lead less sedentary lifestyles if they want to live longer, have lower blood pressure, and have better quality of life. But the difference is between those who listen and act, and those who hear and do nothing. Remember what the expert said, and remember it daily to help you on your way. Keep moving.
Remember: The chair is a killer. This article is finished. It's time to improve your health and use those happy feet.
John Paul Williams
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