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WORKOUTGUIDELINES
GoodHealthisanExerciseinCommonSense
Inthestudytitled,“TheSurgeonGeneral’sCall‐To‐ActionToPreventandDecreaseOverweightandObesity”,thesurgeongeneralindicates
that61%ofAmericanadultsareeitheroverweightorobese.Thestudyindicatesthatbeingoverweightincreasestheriskofhealthproblems,
suchasheartdisease,certaintypesofcancer,aswellasType‐2diabetesamongotherafflictions.
HeartRateisanImportantKeytoYourExercise
TheSurgeonGeneralalsoreleasedareportonphysicalactivityandhealth.Thisreportdictatesthatexerciseandfitnessarebeneficialfora
person’shealthandreiteratedtheneedforexerciseasakeycomponentfordiseasepreventionandhealthierliving.
Thebestwaytodetermineexerciseintensityistomonitoryourpulserate.Yourheartratecaneasilybedeterminedbycountingthenumber
ofheartbeatsperminuteatthechest,wristorthecarotidarteryonyourneck.Itisdifficulthowevertocountyourownpulsewhileexercising
asitisnotpossibletocountfastenoughtoaccuratelytrackthenumberofbeatsperminute.ThisDiamondbackFitnessunitisequippedwitha
setoftouchheartratesensors.
BodyMassIndex;BMI=(weight(lb)/height²(in))x703
WeightinPounds
120130140150160170180190200210220230240250
4'62931343639414346485153565860
HeightinFeetandInches
4'82729313436384043454749525456
4'102527293134363840424446485052
5'02325272931333537394143454749HealthyWeight
Overweight
Obese
5'22224262729313335373840424446
5'42122242628293133343638404143
5'61921232426272931323436373940
5'81820212324262729303234353738
5'101719202223242627293032333536
6'01618192022232426272830313334
Note:
Chartappliestoadultsaged
20yearsandolder
6'21517181921222324262728303132
6'41516171820212223242627282930
6'61415161719202122232425272829
6'81314151718192021222324252628