Depends. Running an hour a day at a 7:00 pace is demonstrably worse for you

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Jun 27, 2020
4:04:02pm

valleus Truly Addicted User

than running the same 30 min a day five days a week.

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POLL: Is an hour a day of exercise “taking it too far”

Slim Broscience major

6/27/20 3:42pm

No I don’t think so...

CoachSpeak

6/27/20 3:46pm

And for the record I can’t do a pull up...

CoachSpeak

6/27/20 3:49pm

I hope not....cuz I'm in big trouble if it is.

SingleStrapBackpack

6/27/20 3:48pm

I miss my hour workouts at lunch now that my gym is closed. It almost affects me

wabluecoug

6/27/20 3:51pm

I usually do about 90 minutes 4-5 times per week.

El Careeb

6/27/20 3:52pm

Depends on whether or not it causes a person to neglect more important things

Backcountry

6/27/20 3:56pm

This is the right answer

The Dark Knight

6/27/20 5:19pm

Agreed. However, I've found that as I've exercised I've had more energy which

wiscougarfan

6/27/20 6:16pm

Depends. Running an hour a day at a 7:00 pace is demonstrably worse for you

valleus

6/27/20 4:04pm

Sounds more like a minimum.

JuicyJam

6/27/20 4:31pm

Only if your family/career are suffering, or if you’re getting overuse injuries.

Lalau

6/27/20 4:39pm

Agreed. If, in this way, it meets the definition of addiction then it has gone too far

Slim

6/27/20 4:41pm

My wife and I are empty nesters, we need things to occupy our time so exercise

CoachSpeak

6/27/20 4:47pm

I do think an hour a day pales in comparison to what diabetes, obesity, or high

valleus

6/27/20 4:48pm

Board name checks out

pink22

6/27/20 6:01pm

Two years ago I was 306 lbs and 40% body fat

wiscougarfan

6/27/20 6:12pm

I think an hour a day is fine as long as you are properly stretching first

Clark Addison

6/27/20 7:45pm

RE: I think an hour a day is fine as long as you are properly stretching first

SJS

6/27/20 7:48pm

RE: I think an hour a day is fine as long as you are properly stretching first

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