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Dr. Louisa Summers Department of Exercise and Sport Science Eastern Kentucky University Only 20 minutes!

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Dr. Louisa Summers Department of Exercise and Sport Science Eastern Kentucky University

Only 20 minutes!

Benefits of Physical Activity on CVD risk factors

What about Weights?

“None of us want’s to lose our minds.” Eric Larson, Ph.D.

“Good for the body is the work of body. Good for the soul the work of the soul, and good for either the work

of the other. Henry David Thoreau

“Do you want to live to

be 100?”

Cardiovascular Endurance is good for the body!!

“The greatest benefit comes from getting off of the couch,”

Timothy Church, Ph.D. Pennington Research center

Baton Rouge, Louisana.

Twice per week

How Low Can I go? • “Only 20 minutes of

physical activity per week”

• “Just stand up”• “Just do it!”

Want More? Intervals

The Waist and the losing Battle

• Food diaries• Push yourself,

Sometimes – Walk 3 minutes, then power

walk – repeat 5 times

• “Just get rid of your chair”.

Where and How?

• Walk briskly • Pedometers– Neighborhood– Shopping Malls– Track

• Jogging, Stationary Biking, Elliptical ?– Former YMCA– Swimming?

Barriers & Strategies for Increased Physical Activity

• Gym or YMCA in, Corbin, or Somerset, London

• Curves? • Silver Sneakers in Corbin? – Free to seniors

Review

References

1. Reynolds, G. (2012). The first 20 minutes.

2. Reynolds, G. (2013). The New York Times, Sunday February 17, 2013.

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