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RomeoStevens comments on Procedural Knowledge Gaps, part 2 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RomeoStevens 12 December 2012 07:25:24PM 0 points [-]

30 minutes/day has some evidence behind it if long term health outcomes is your main concern. I don't recall if 3.5 hours per week broken up in different ways than daily is just as effective.

A somewhat old fashioned circuit of walking for 30 minutes interspersed with a few pushup and pullup sets is certainly going to be helpful. You sometimes see paths at parks purpose built for this with exercise stations scattered around the loop.

Comment author: Risto_Saarelma 12 December 2012 07:50:59PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, that's a problem. I can imagine myself doing 5 or 10 minutes of calisthenics at home, but not 30 every day. The exercises (push-ups, squats, burpees, kettlebell stuff) tire me pretty fast, and get boring fast.

I can manage 30 minutes jogging, and find it fun, but I worry that my knees will break up if I do it too often. They hurt several days after a weekend of running a 5K and hauling stuff up flights of stairs couple months ago.

Comment author: RomeoStevens 12 December 2012 08:08:16PM 1 point [-]
Comment author: Risto_Saarelma 12 December 2012 08:17:35PM 0 points [-]

Everyone does, but that seems to involve either a gym membership or owning a barbell set.

Though thinking about my "5 minutes" comment above, I realized I'd forgotten about the Tabata workout routine. I can do push-ups, squats and two sets of kettlebell swings repeated twice in four minutes, and end up feeling like I've had an adequate quick workout. I'll see if I can install this as a habit.

Comment author: RomeoStevens 12 December 2012 08:26:34PM 0 points [-]

I suggest gummy bears