How Much Exercise Do I Need?

When it comes to exercising, deciding upon ‘how much to do’ is as important as ‘what to do’? The amount of physical training that a person needs to undertake depends upon factors like age, gender, BMI and weight.

BMI or the BODY MASS INDEX is a comparison between a person’s weight and height. It is a very popular and convenient way to check whether an adult or a child is underweight, overweight or obese. It is used to calculate the ideal weight corresponding to a particular age group, weight and gender.

Activity levels required during physical training are also dependant upon general health and well being of the person. Young people can definitely go for a strenuous session of training everyday, so that they can gain healthy benefits in the future. However, you must never push yourself beyond the limit or else you may end up causing severe damage to yourself. For pregnant women, sick people and the elderly, the training regime must range between mild to moderate.

As important as the exercise is the proper rest that you take after your exercising regime. A judicious balance between the two will ensure that the results of your hard work pay off when everyone around admires your physical appearance.