Is 20 minute low impact cardio enough to exercise everyday?

[Anonymous]

Is 20 minute low impact cardio enough to exercise everyday?

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[burlen]

Yes, 20 minutes of daily low impact exercise is better than doing no exercise or just working out only once per week.

For some people, 20 minutes of low impact cardio may be a great way to get started with a daily exercise routine and improve their overall fitness. It can also be a good way to maintain fitness levels for those who are already active.

However, if you have specific fitness goals, such as weight loss or increasing cardiovascular endurance, you may need to incorporate longer or more intense workouts into your routine.

[Guy13]

I think so or at least a good starting point until one can do those things without continual soreness. Increase difficulty as one’s strength increases without that soreness.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Enough for what? Better cardiac health? No. Enough to not be considered a couch potato? Guess that depends on which circles you hang in.

[SoIcyGang]

You must have a goal first before anyone can tell you if your workout is doing anything that you want it to do.

[genericname85]

it's most certainly better than doing nothing. but there's room for improvement.

[Asker]

Should I do that for one or two weeks then do a high impact one?

[genericname85]

i think setting yourself arbitrary goals is pointless. focus on listening to your body. learn how much your body can handle. you can do that by undershooting and overshooting. you will first undershoot a lot or overshoot a lot. then you learn and next time you'll overshoot a little or undershoot a little. you do that over and over till you figured out the optimal intensity for yourself. from there, you slowly but surely increas and start your progress.

[genericname85]

you will learn that within certain boundaries you can trade time for intensity and vice versa. like lower intensity but more time or higher intensity but less time. that way you can optimize your workout according to your needs.

[gagfriend]

20 minutes is enough if you are a beginner. No need of doing it beyond that if you are a person starting to exercise.

[AngryCarl2]

It's better than nothing, for sure.

[Babygirl_S]

WHO recommends 30 minutes of physical activity

[In_Trance]

depends on the results you want

[Anonymous]

that's fine