How much exercise should I be doing?

Please remember the advice we give is general and not meant to be used as a substitute for professional medical or health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you want specific advice then please seek help from your doctor or local physio.

How much exercise do we recommend for our clients?

The first and most important consideration is how much exercise you are currently doing. Once you know your baseline you can then aim for reaching the weekly minimum physical activity guidelines which are set out by various health bodies around the world (eg. WHO, Aus. Gov. Department of Health).

Check out the video below for a more information about the guidelines.

The weekly minimum physical activity guidelines

• Resistance Training
  • Two sessions per week aiming to work all the major muscle groups, through a full range of motion if possible.
  • Your Be Mobile Strength Workouts will meet these guidelines.
• Aerobic Exercise (also known as cardiovascular, cardiorespiratory or just 'cardio' for short)
  • 150 minutes of moderate intensity OR 75 minutes of vigorous intensity cardio exercise OR a combination of the two.
  • You can use the Be Mobile Cardio Workouts or do other exercise such as; walking, cycling, dancing, swimming, hiking, aerobics, zumba etc
  • Pick something you enjoy!

Any amount of exercise helps!

If you aren't meeting these guidelines currently, don't be disheartened. It well established that the health benefits of physical activity are continuous, beginning with any increment in activity above zero. There is no lower threshold for benefit. So any amount of exercise you can do each week helps.

In fact, a completely sedentary person adding just 30mins of exercise per week, will have a more profound positive impact on their health than a person who already does 2 hours exercise per week adding an extra 30mins. So just start with something!

For tips on scheduling your exercise each week, check out this article

For tips on being more consistent and forming better exercise habits, check out this article