It absolutely can be, depending on what you are doing. The photo above is when I see many, many people doing at the gym, in one form or another, and that's not going to be enough.
Also, depends on your goals. If you are just trying to maintain a minimum fitness level, just a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood once a day is a great thing to do for your health. But it won't make you into a star athlete.
If you're looking to be in the upper echelons of athleticism, 30 minutes/day is cutting it pretty thin, and I think you'll need excellent genetics to be able to say you are even approaching top level fitness. However, it's not completely untenable. You definitely won't be in any major league sports, or an Olympic hopeful.
@ 30 minutes/day, you are going to have to go hard. I also don't think you are going to need a rest day with only 30 minutes. Some sample 30 minute workouts that I think would make the grade:Hike: Fast hike up a mountain. I actually do a regular hike that takes about 30 minutes to do just under 2 miles up about 1,000 feet. I do it with a pack weighing about 25 lb. I can increase the pace or the weight to make the hike more intense. Usually at the top my heart rate is well into my target zone (above 150 bpm) and has presumably been there a majority of the way. I should add that's just 30 minutes to the TOP of the mountain. I usually walk leisurely back down and it takes about 35-45 minutes, so the whole activity takes over an hour. You could do an intense 30 minutes on a stair master with a weight vest and achieve a similar result. Just without the awesome view at the end.
Run: If you can do a 6 minute mile... how about a 30 minute, 4 mile run? I don't run usually, since I don't like the way my joints feel afterward, but many people enjoy it. I think a 7.5 minute mile for 4 miles seems respectable and at least a good place to start. You could also do a series of sprints, with SHORT breaks in between. The key is to elevate your heart rate, and keep it high. If you are just doing 30 minutes, take your break when you are done, not in the middle of the 30 minutes.
HIIT: Make a series of stations such as jump rope, burpees, kettlebell swings, tire flips, pushups, Turkish get ups, etc. Rotate each one 45-60 seconds, and go from one to the next. One set up might look like: 5 stations, 55 seconds at each, with 5 second break to get to the next station. Do 2 full rotations, take a 45 second water break, then 2 full rotations and another 45 second water break before your last 2 rotations.
Okay so that's three 30 minute workouts. You could also do some sport (martial arts for 30 minutes of sparring would be quite intense, if you can find anyone to spar that long with you, perhaps even multiple people? 30 minutes of shuffleboard, not so much.), weightlifting, or even the right yoga stances could meet an intensity need. The point being that you can't be doing 30 minutes of low intensity exercise and expect significant results. You get out of it what you put into it, regardless of if you spend 2 hours or 20 minutes.
Referencing back to the top photo, I definitely get more out of some of my 30 minute workouts than other people do out of spending 2 hours at the gym.
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Depends on the intensity of the training relative to someone's goals.
For instance, walking for 30 minutes might not be enough exercise for a female with a slow metabolism that eats 4,000 calories a day to lose weight. But it would be enough for a kid with a fast metabolism that eats a healthy amount each day.
if you’re just starting out yeah I’d say that’s a decent amount of time. Regardless of speed. You can always increase the time and/or intensify your workouts later on. Setting your goals too high too soon is why most people don’t stick to working out.
Yeah of course, it's more important that you do it on a constant base... like 30 min every second day and after awhile you will see results🙏🏼
When I was like 16 I did 15 min 6/7 days and that was fine too you know
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A plan to maintain reasonably good condition could be planned to fit in a 30 minute timeframe, 6 days a week. A 45 minute routine , 4 days of week would probably improve conditioning, and take the same amount of time.
It doesn't depends on time. You should exercise till you start sweating, Different body have different times to exercise so it doesn't have to be 30 mins. You should stop doing exercise after you start sweating, slowly slowly the time period for sweat to come will increase.
As long as it’s exercise that is actually vigorous and not something like walking. Doing that 2-3 days a week will help someone maintain or lose weight depending on the work outs. But people also mistake the amount of time you should be working out. If you plan on going to the gym , you will probably see people there for 2-3 hours and that is not the correct way to be working out. You should be working out no more than an hour at a time to see actual results
Depends upon 'what' and 'how' ... in extreme it CAN be,
but there's NO 'free lunch'
WHAT you expend come out of stored reserves and
if not from stamina, then you've dug a lactase hole from which you must fill in.
Its dissolving those toxic lactase crystals from your muscle fibers that you feel aching.It will help, but I would say at least 2 hours a day per different type of exercise with 3 options would be much more palatable to do if you have a competitive side to you however you would be able to fit that into your day.
However, remember the 80 percent diet, 10 percent exercise, 10 percent restful period is what you would need to be quite strong.When you try a circuit consist of different workouts , it usually takes 45 minutes (for me at least) , and later after sometime if you can do the same circuit in 30 mins , you need to increase the reps or sets or numbers or weight , its a sign you are getting better and go harder and time to move on
30 minutes of actual physical exercise every day or other day will definitely go much farther for you health wise than absolutely no exercise, and your body will thank you for it not just physically but mentally too.
If you are doing it regularly then yes. Ideally it's a few hours of exercise a week.
If you do 30 minutes a few days a week then it's good, just keep consistent.
Depends on what your goals are and you work towards them30 minutes everyday certain does help the. body, however I'd recommend jogging or something similar too, basic workouts throughout the day can help with various things in your body, like muscles for example.
That depends on your goals. Do you want to build muscle? Lose fat? Or do you want to maintain what you already have? I would say it's better to do an hour workout, at least 3 times a week.
If you do it right then you only need like 15. A 15min that consists of only max sprinting can probably shoot your metabolism to the roof.
30 minutes of increased heart rate around 120bpm, per day is a good way to keep your heart healthy and can aid in weight loss and general fitness.
I'd say it depends tbh but if it's consistent you'll see results eventually based on nutrition the exercise and your genes
Yes, that sounds fine. And it’s definitely better than nothing! That’s the best way to think about it.
As long as you're staying active and moving around, I'd say yes.
Depends on the person and what their diet looks likeYes if you are just starting. It’s also enough if for keeping active if you are doing it at least 3x a week
It's enough for others.
It's not enough for me.I was told by a Christian gym instructor he even recommended a 15-minute walking program when I was really heavy in Highschool so in my opinion 30 minutes is sufficient for you
30 minutes is better than no minutes. If you do high reps and swap the workout to fit many muscle groups you can definitely get a good bit done. Just always have good posture and do the workout properly.
If it's an intense workout it should be enough. Also 30 min is better than no exercise at all.
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