11/01/2023
If your New Year's resolution included exercise, here are some tips to know how long it takes to see results!
To achieve your fitness-related goals remember;
- Heart Rate, improves within a couple of weeks. Resting heart rate can decrease by up to 1 beat/min in sedentary individuals with each week of aerobic training, at least for a few weeks. Other studies have shown smaller reductions with fewer than 5 beats following up to 20 weeks of aerobic training
- Blood Pressure, one study showed that simply increasing your step count can lead to a reduction in systolic blood pressure of ~4 mmHg. This may seem small, but a 5 mmHg drop reduces the chance of death by stroke by 14%! - give this a few weeks to notice
- Aerobic Fitness (aka V02 Max), improves within a month or two
- Muscle Fitness, an individual can see a 25 to 100% improvement in their muscular fitness within three to six months – provided a regular resistance program is followed
- Weight Loss, a study with 52 overweight males and females reported a weight loss of 7% over 16.8 weeks with exercise alone. The amount of activity completed was 7.4 (+/- 0.5) hours per week.
- Mental Health - changes in as little as 10 minutes!
The benefits are endless, remember to stay consistent and keep positive. Bring on 2023! ⭐️
https://exerciseright.com.au/how-long-exercise-results/
