Posted by morgan miller on July 15, 2010, at 19:21:37
In reply to Re: Exercise: Rebuild Your Brain, posted by linkadge on July 14, 2010, at 20:43:42
> >Actually, some believe an hour of just jogging >at a slow pace is bad for one's health in the >long run. Though, I have to believe it is better >than doing nothing.
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> What kind of a nutbar would suggest this?
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> LinkadgeHa ha, I think the thought is that in the long run this type of cardiovascular exercise just ends up putting "negative" stress on your body and this stress continues to have a cumulative effect. I do think jogging for an hour is better than doing nothing.
When you do fairly brief intense cardiovascular exercise you are stressing your body in a more positive way. You are pushing your heart and lungs so that you actually increase their capacity, increasing their function. And if you do this for a fairly short period of time you don't stand the chance of suffering from detrimental oxidative stress. I think interval training, specifically HIIT(high intensity interval training), is one of the best and most beneficial forms of brief high intensity exercise.
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