What is 'moderate' exercise anyway?
June 27, 2017 by Regina Boyle Wheeler, Healthday Reporter
(HealthDay)—You've probably heard the U.S. National Institutes of Health's recommendation for most adults to get 30 minutes of moderate exercise on most days to stay fit.
But what exactly is moderate? And how do you know if you're working hard or hardly working?
One of the easiest ways to measure the intensity of your workout is with the "talk test." If you're working in the moderate range, you can talk without too much difficulty. But if you can sing, pick up the exercise pace, according to the American College of Cardiology. And if you're doing vigorous activity, you'll be able to say just a few words before pausing for a breath.
Another way to figure out how hard you're working is to monitor your heart rate.
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