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This depends on what your fitness goals are and your own level of fitness. It has been proven that individuals that are just beginning an exercise program can receive physical and physiological benefits from just 2 to 3 days per week of exercise. However, if you are at a higher level of fitness you may require upwards of 5 days per week for physical and physiological benefits. ACSM recommends for healthy individuals to perform cardiovascular exercise at a moderate intensity for at least 30 minutes per day, 5 days per week, totaling 150 minutes. In addition, you may exercise at vigorous intensity for 20 to 25 minutes per day for 3 days per week, totaling 75 minutes. It is also recommended that you perform at least 2 days per week of resistance training. And don’t forget to check with your primary care physician before you start any exercise program.

Our bodies need rest, but the amount of rest is determined by how much exercise you are performing. The most effective way to determine the amount of rest needed is by each muscle group. You should allow at least 48 hours between same muscle group exercises to allow adequate healing time.

This is not recommended by health care professionals or fitness professionals and is considered harmful. Our bodies need time to lose weight. For healthy weight loss you should lose 1 to 2 pounds per week. When looking to lose weight find a health or fitness professional for assistance. They will help you achieve long term results.

Firstly, the scale is important, but it’s not the only indicator of progress. Measurements of body circumference, body fat percentage and weight distribution can all be reliable sources of progress. Always keep in mind that muscle weighs more than fat so the scale may not always be the way to determine your progress. Having proper baseline measurements before beginning an exercise program is crucial when determing your overall progress.

Cardiovascular exercise is great for improving our hearts and lungs, but we also have to improve muscular strength and bone strength for a well-rounded and healthy body. Cardiovascular training with resistance training will help you become healthier. This may even help you lose more fat due to the increase of your lean muscle tissue. This helps increase your resting metabolism so you will burn more calories at rest

Our bodies are not capable of isolating an individual location for fat loss. If you desire to lose fat in one location you must exercise to lose fat all over, through proper program design and nutritional guidance from a fitness professional.

When a workout prescription is properly created your workouts should gradually increase in difficulty and intensity. This will assure that the client does not fully adapt to the given stimulus. A trainer will design protocols to accomplish this, to keep your workout program challenging and rewarding.

There is research that recommends performing cardiovascular after completing weight training due to muscular fatigue and other important variables. In most cases results are similar when referring to calories burned per session. A trick to increase your calories burned per session may be to perform a resistance program that is more metabolic. You can accomplish this by performing short high intensity movements between exercises to keep your heart rate up.

Everyone’s body is distinctive and responds to exercise differently. Majority of individuals working with a health and fitness professional will show results in 4 to 6 weeks from beginning an exercise program. However, results will vary from person to person based off of their nutrition and lifestyle. The foods we eat play a vital role on the results we yield from exercise.

A quick answer, is NO. Our bodies need time to adjust. Science and research has proven that individuals that are capable of sustaining a particular diet over time will yield long-lasting results, when compared to fade diets on the market today. Be aware that weight loss takes time, and there is no workout or diet that can take away the minimum amount of time for healthy long-term results.