Secret Side Effects of Exercising 10 Minutes a Day, Says Science

[Farooqji]

The reality is that you can get a pretty good workout in just 10 minutes if you do it right. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just 75 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity activity (running, HIIT, etc.) is enough to keep you healthy and fit. That shakes out to roughly 10 to 11 minutes per day of exercise.

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[kaypeeoh]

I've been doing HIIT on a treadmill for years. I raise the incline to 10% and set the speed at 6MPH. After a warm-up I jump on the machine for a 30 second sprint then jump off for a 90 second recovery. I do this 10 times. I use a heart rate monitor which tells me I hit my maximum heart rate during each sprint.

Since being Dx'd with PD a year ago I've put on 30 pounds. I don't feel like I'm eating much. But I'm constantly bloated. I used to average running 50 miles per week. Each Sunday I ran at least a marathon length or longer. Maybe it's the medication or maybe it's plain depression but I don't do anything other than the HIIT three times a week. Obviously it's not enough exercise to control my weight.

[Bolt_Upright in reply to kaypeeoh]

That is very impressive kaypeeoh! When my treadmill died 2 years ago I made the mistake of buying a good non-powered treadmill. Good for the environment, good for me. I hate it. I always just go slow now.

So I used to be bloated all the time until I went low carb. I follow a combination of the Wahls Paleo Plus and the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). I only eat what is on both diets approved lists. And I only eat during an 8 hour window every day.

I have not been diagnosed with PD. I have REMSBD which they say should lead to PD/LBD/MSA.

Anyway, I am down 30 pounds since April 2nd. From 192 to 162. I never feel bloated and my poop looks a lot better too! The SCD diet has been shown to normalize the microbiome in a study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/332...

Are you on one of the PD friendly diets they talk about?

[SunshineSweetpea in reply to Bolt_Upright]

Do you have a list of the foods that are approved in both of those plans that you are open to sharing?

[kaypeeoh in reply to Bolt_Upright]

I was Dx'd with MS years ago. I saw Dr Wahls on TED talks and ordered her book. I tried the diet but gave up on it. My problem might be that for 40 years I used exercise to control weight and without exercise my weight mushroomed.

BTW, my treadmill died after 10 years and we ordered another one. Should be delivered next week.