How Much Exercise Do You Need?

Most people hear “150 minutes a week” and either feel like they’re failing or file it under things for other people. Neither response helps. The number comes from a lot of research about where most of the benefit is, and it’s where many people land when they build activity into ordinary days. It isn’t a pass mark. Read more

What the U.S. and WHO guidelines advise, what the research says about how much benefit each step buys, and three sample weeks for starting at zero, staying steady, or doing more. read more

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