Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Ultimate workout

I had Ultimate frisbee practice for the previous 2 weekends. This last weekend, it was for both Saturday and Sunday. We played from 2-4pm and then a game of scrimmage.

I'm filling out my cardio chart for my work's health program brought to us by The Mayo Clinic. It's pretty cool, very web 2.0. Here's some information I learned from their cardio site:

Q: How much physical activity do the guidelines recommend?
A: Adults should get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity a week or a combination of the two. Activity should be performed in at least 10-minute increments and should be spread throughout the week. Adults should also perform muscle strengthening exercises of all major muscle groups at least two days a week.

To gain additional health benefits, adults should increase their aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes a week of moderate-intensity or 150 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity or a combination of the two.

Q: Why should these guidelines matter to me?
A: The bottom line is this: All adults should avoid inactivity. Some physical activity is better than none, and adults who participate in any amount of physical activity gain some health benefits.

Research shows that most health benefits occur with at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking.

I counted the practice and scrimmage as vigorous activity because I was almost always out of breath from running so much.

I want to work regularly on my strength training as well. I know after you start a sport you get sore, activating and continually using muscles you never realized exists, but I'd like to be able to have some say in how strong I am! I downloaded and printed a sheet for me to use. I think I'll do free weights in the gym at work, and save cardio for 24 Hr Fitness- unless Jamie is training me.

2 comments:

  1. Oh man Kat, I have been inactive for 2 weeks and I'm pretty sure I gained like 4 lbs. Not good...I need to get back on the workout train!

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  2. It's crazy how quickly your body rebounds. I'm going to post on this next.

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