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Sorry. That's an hour of exercise a week! Not a day...
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> Emilio > Can you still afford an active lifestyle with this levels
> of calories? Me, I could barely shift from the couch to bed and
> viceversa... which makes me think I'm not a very efficient machine.
> I don't know for sure, but I suspect I'm on a 2.500 calories per day
> regimen and I don't loose nor gain weight so for my build and
> lifestyle should be ok. What's your weight and height, if I may ask?
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> I am 5'9 and 170 pounds. My ideal weight is 155-ish. Let me tell
> you about my activity levels. I believe there is some very strong
> evidence that hunter gatherer men followed what we'd call a high
> intensity workout model. Very intense effort every few days
> followed by mostly lazing around doing nothing, So that's what I
> do: I work out twice a week at high intensity. Don't scoff. I have
> no problem jumping up and running a half marathon with little
> training -- or doing a sprint triathlon. The goal of exercise for
> most people is a) weight loss; and b)muscular toning or size. But
> if only an hour of work a day -- combined with a paleo diet gets you
> there -- why in hades would anyone spend the hours upon hours at a
> gym or out on a trail? That slogging away is such an enormous waste
> of time and energy, IMO. And the injuries...
>
> Sorry for the tangent. Bottom line is I don't get fatigued -- as
> long as I'm getting enough electrolyes in the form of salt,
> magnesium and potassium.
>
> Jim Swayze
> www.fireholecanyon.com
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