Measuring Your Exercise Intensity
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week. This can be broken up into 30-60 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise 5 days per week, 20-60 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise 3 days per week, or a combination of both. Try using the Talk Test to measure your exercise intensity.
TALK TEST
| Moderate-Intensity Exercises |
Vigorous-Intensity Exercises |
| You can talk but not sing. | You will not be able to say more than a few words between breaths. |
| · Walking briskly (3 mph or faster, but not race walking)· Bicycling slower than 10 mph
· General gardening |
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Source: www.cdc.gov