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How many minutes a day should you exercise?
What types of exercises are best for you?
How can you stick with an exercise plan?
ACSM can help you answer these questions and more with the resources
below. The most important thing to remember, above all: start
exercising, regardless of how many minutes you can do at first.
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ACSM and the
American Heart Association recommend working toward a minimum of 30
minutes of moderate-intensity exercise five days per week. Read more
about these guidelines and how to meet them here.
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The U.S. government
recently released federal physical activity guidelines, which align
closely with those produced by ACSM and AHA. Read more about
ACSM/AHA support here. To learn more about the federal guidelines
from the Department of Health and Human Services, click here.
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Take pre-exercise health and
barriers to exercise assessments and tools for success here.
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