Exercise is physical exertion of the body. The aim of exercise is to achieve a beneficial level of fitness and health, both physically and mentally.
There are three different intensities of exercise; light, moderate and vigorous.
- Light exercise generally allows you to talk at the same time. Examples of light exercise include going for a walk, or doing some light housework, or gardening.
- Moderate exercise should make you feel slightly out of breath. You should feel slightly worn out, but not to the point where it is unbearable. Example of moderate exercise are going for a brisk walk, or walking up a hill.
- Vigorous exercise should make you breathe rapidly, and you should feel like you are just at the point where you are pushing your body's boundaries, without doing yourself any harm. Jogging, cycling, swimming and weight training are all vigorous forms of exercise.
It is important to start slowly with light exercise before increasing the intensity, and you should remember that everyone is different. What might be easy, or moderate exercise for one person, may be vigorous for another.
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