Here’s what experts recommend for adults when it comes to exercise:

  • Get at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate exercise each week
  • Do muscle strengthening activities at least 2 times each week, like weightlifting or yoga – this counts towards your 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate exercise each week
  • Try not to stay sitting for long periods of time – get up and move around so you’re not sitting for as long
  • The more your exercise, the better it is for your health

Experts recommend that adults get at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate exercise each week. This can be broken up however you’d like. For example, you could exercise for 30 minutes, 5 days each week. Or you could do 1 hour, 3 days each week. Whatever works best for you.

Examples of moderate exercise are brisk walking, jogging, or swimming. Any activity that makes you breath hard or work up a sweat is moderate exercise. You should still be able to talk while doing moderate exercise, but you shouldn’t be able to sing.

Experts recommend that older adults with health problems should still exercise as much as they can. Even people who need a walker or wheelchair can still exercise. Talk to your doctor about how best to exercise safely.

These recommendations are based on what benefits your health the most. But any level physical activity is better than none.

Move more, sit less!