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Aim for at least 30 minutes of aerobic activity most days of the week.
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Aerobic activity is a repetitive rhythmic exercise involving large muscle groups such as legs, shoulders and arms.
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The BHF also advises 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity each week.
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' Usually that 'system' was using the product but also following a diet and doing some sort of aerobic activity.
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The British Heart Foundation (BHF) advises that moderate intensity aerobic activity is the most effective type of activity for maintaining a healthy heart.
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Israeli researchers who measured more than 2, 000 men and women in 1965 and again in 1995 found that those who engaged in moderately vigorous aerobic activity, either throughout their lives or just after age 40, lost only about half as much height as those who stopped exercising in middle age or never exercised at all.
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Despite that, one in three adults worldwide fails to do the recommended 150 minutes of moderate aerobic physical activity per week.
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These recommendations include at least 60 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise a day, such as brisk walking, plus high intensity activity three times a week.
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"Aerobic exercise is two to three times as effective as any known brain-training activity, " says Sam Wang, Ph.
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The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans released by the Department of Health and Human Services recommends that adults age 18 to 64 engage in at least 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (brisk walking, biking) or an hour and 15 minutes of vigorous activity (like running) each week.
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