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How to Reduce High Cholesterol With Exercise | EverydayHealth.com AHA suggests at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise Ñ or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise Ñ per week. Exercise intensity: How to measure it - Mayo Clinic Calories per hour for a 155 pound person Examples of moderate-intensity exercise include: Walking briskly (3 miles per hour or faster) Bicycling (10 miles per hour or slower) Playing tennis (doubles) 422 Gardening Jazzercise 422 Cycling 10-12 MPH 422 Hiking 422 Swimming laps, freestyle, slow 493 Raking lawn 303 Snow skiing, downhill skiing, light 352 Cross country snow skiing, slow 493 Downhill snow skiing, moderate 422 Golf, walking and carrying clubs 317 Examples of vigorous-intensity exercise include: Racewalking 5 MPH 563 Running, 5 mph (12 minute mile) 563 Swimming laps Playing tennis (singles) 563 Aerobic dancing Hiking uphill Cycling 12-14 MPH 563 Swimming laps, freestyle, fast 704 Cross country skiing, moderate 563 Downhill snow skiing, racing 563 Calories Burned During Exercise, Activities, Sports and Workouts It is moderate exercise (you should get 150 min/week per the AHA) Singles is vigorous exercise (you should get 75 min/week) Mayo Clynic says: Moderate exercise intensity: 50 to 70 percent of your maximum heart rate 400-500 calories/hr for a 155 pound person Vigorous exercise intensity: 70 to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate 500-600 calories/hr My results while wearing a Holter Monitor (I always thought it was "halter" but it's "Holter") Heart Rate (my max [205 - age/2 for a fit person] = 170 Event Min Av Max Tennis 88 115 158 (av = 68% of max) (doubles) Jogging 89 132 176 (av = 78% of max) Other Running, 5 mph (12 minute mile) 563 calories/hr Jazzercise 422 calories/hr How to Reduce High Cholesterol With Exercise | EverydayHealth.com
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