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- From: forman@ide.com (Bonnie Forman)
- Subject: Re: What's an aerobic exercise? What isn't?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.145956.241@ide.com>
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- Organization: Interactive Development Environments, SF
- References: <1992Nov16.203156.21520@stortek.com> <1992Nov19.051723.680@cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <Bxz8rs.L9w@csn.org>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 14:59:56 GMT
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- >>>exercises which are not included: weight lifting, juggling, racket sports,
- >>>etc.
- >>
- >>I would have thought that sports like squash, although having regular
- >>breaks would be aerobic. I would call myself reasonably fit, (I swim 10-12
- >>km) a week, and an hour of squash kills me.
- >
- >Generally racket sports have too much of a start-stop component: intensity
- >is either too high or too low. Look at what you yourself said: an hour
- >of squash "kills" you. That's not the quality of exercise you want from
- >an aerobic exercise.
- >
- >Listen. It's not saying that playing a racket sport is bad. It's just that,
- >if you're someone who needs to have an aerobic base in your exercise, then
- >you shouldn't count the time on the court as aerobic exercise.
- >
-
- Furthermore, regular aerobic exercise helps build endurance.
- Incorporating aerobics into your exercise schedule might
- prevent an hour of squash from killing you.
-
- Bonnie
-
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