Exercise Guidelines - Diamondback 960 Owner's Manual

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Exercise guidelines

Good health is an exercise in common sense
The Surgeon General released a new study in 2001, The Surgeon General's Call
To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. It indicates that 61%
of American adults are either overweight or obese. It indicates that 61% of
American adults are either overweight or obese. The study concludes that obesity
increases the risk of health problems, such as heart disease, certain types of can-
cer, type 2 diabetes, etc. It further points out that obesity needs to be regarded pri-
marily as a Health rather than as an Appearance issue.
The Surgeon General's Healthy weight advice for consumers is:
1. Aim for a healthy weight: Find your Body Mass Index (BMI) on the chart below.
2. Be active: Keep physically active to balance the calories you consume.
3. Eat well: Select sensible portion sizes.
120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250
4'6
4'8
4'10
5'0
5'2
5'4
5'6
5'8
5'10
6'0
6'2
6'4
6'6
6'8
Note: This chart is for adults (aged 20 years and older).
Heart rate is an important key to your exercise.
The Surgeon General also released a report on physical activity and health. This
report definitively stated that exercise and fitness are beneficial for a person's
health and redefined that exercise is a key component of disease prevention and
healthier living.
BMI = (weight (lb) ÷ height
29 31 34 36 39 41
27 29 31 34 36 38
25 27 29 31 34 36
23 25 27 29 31 33
22 24 26 27 29 31
21 22 24 26 28 29
19 21 23 24 26 27
18 20 21 23 24 26
17 19 20 22 23 24
16 18 19 20 22 23
15 17 18 19 21 22
15 16 17 18 20 21
14 15 16 17 19 20
13 14 15 17 18 19
Healthy Weight Overweight
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(in)) x 703
43 46 48 51 53 56
40 43 45 47 49 52
38 40 42 44 46 48
35 37 39 41 43 45
33 35 37 38 40 42
31 33 34 36 38 40
29 31 32 34 36 37
27 29 30 32 34 35
26 27 29 30 32 33
24 26 27 28 30 31
23 24 26 27 28 30
22 23 24 26 27 28
21 22 23 24 25 27
20 21 22 23 24 25
Obese
Weight in Pounds
58 60
54 56
50 52
47 49
44 46
41 43
39 40
37 38
35 36
33 34
31 32
29 30
28 29
26 28