The Limits And Needs Of Exercise

AOW #1 - Responding to "How Much Exercise Do I Really Need?" By Dr. Jordan Metzi

September 17, 2017

This Week's Focus:

Rhetorical Precis

Article Category: Medicine/Health & Sports

Link to Article: "How Much Exercise Do I Really Need?" (March 29th, 2017) 

 A sports medicine physician, Dr. Jordan Metzi, in his article entitled "How Much Exercise Do I Really Need?" argues that to achieve a much needed work out each week, you need to set "a pre-goal of maximizing the efficiency of your work out regimen." He basically claims that which ever way your schedule functions, moderate intensity work outs (which is about 2 and a half hours a week) and high intensity workouts (about one-hundred and fifty minutes on a weekend) both function the same needed exercise requirements in a week to benefit in whatever you desire.

He then supports this claim by stating the said benefits of exercise, which is that people look and feel better about themselves and their lives in general when they work out frequently. He then states that studies in medicine show that exercise improves both mental health (such as anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances) and physical health concerning the heart like blood pressure,   cholesterol levels, and risks of heart attacks and strokes. In addition to that, it also helps prevent type two diabetes (which is the most expensive health problem in the US with a price $100 million each year) and inflammatory bowel disease. He then points out that exercise decreases the probability of 13 types of cancers in a current study of 1.44 million volunteers. With this evidence in mind, his states that "movement promotes health and wellness, so why not start tracking it?"

Fundamentally, Jordan's purpose is to encourage people to start using an ideal form of exercise that is solely effective for them. In order to accomplish that goal, Metzi has suggested creating your own work out formula like HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), and how to break down what is needed in a work out by using yoga for flexibility, walking and running for endurance training, and a light set of dumbbells for strength training. He creates a positive and productive tone for his audience in order to motivate and inform people that exercise to find whatever works for them and that there is no limit to how much you train, "so long as you smile and work hard."


 

 

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