How much exercise is needed to maintain?
I am 44 to be 45 in a few months and have maintained my weight fro about a year. I try to work out 5 to 6 days a week power walking and running/walk on the treadmill. I lift weights for about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes 3 days a week. But sometimes like now I get so exhausted I cant get up on the morning and shut off my alarm instead. So at this age how much exercise is really needed to maintain. I do 70 minutes on the treadmill a time and about 28 miles total. I dont want to lose any ground I have made.
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as long as you have found an activity level you can sustain, that is all that is required. try stepping it back a little bit. maybe 3 days of the walking, alternated with 3 days of weights, or just cut back the time on everything, until you find something you can live with. i don't think you should exhaust yourself. muscles do need rest and recovery time after a strenuous workout. of course, you may have to cut back on calories a bit, and make sure you are getting enough protein.
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