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  2. Cycling Burns More Than Double the Calories of Walking—and ...

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    High Intensity: Cycling at about 14-15.9+ mph, racing or leisure, fast, vigorous effort = 10.0 MET = 682 calories per hour Calories Burned Walking *Based on a one-hour workout for a 150-pound person

  3. Metabolic equivalent of task - Wikipedia

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    The metabolic equivalent of task (MET) is the objective measure of the ratio of the rate at which a person expends energy, relative to the mass of that person, while performing some specific physical activity compared to a reference, currently set by convention at an absolute 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg per minute, which is the energy expended when sitting quietly by a reference individual, chosen ...

  4. Aerobic exercise - Wikipedia

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    Aerobic exercise, also known as cardio, is physical exercise [1] of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process. [2] " Aerobic" is defined as "relating to, involving, or requiring oxygen", [ 3 ] and refers to the use of oxygen to meet energy demands during exercise via aerobic metabolism adequately. [ 4 ]

  5. Step aerobics - Wikipedia

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    Step aerobics is similar to climbing stairs, but performed while staying in one place. The step platform itself is much less expensive and more portable than a StairMaster, and needs no electricity to operate. [28] Step aerobics class for new mothers. Music for step aerobics should be medium tempo, typically 118 to 122 beats per minute (bpm).

  6. Exercise intensity - Wikipedia

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    Exercise intensity (%W max) and substrate use in skeletal muscle during aerobic activity (cycling) [11] Exercise intensity (W Max) At rest 40%W max. Very low-intensity 55%W max. Low-intensity 75%W max. Moderate-intensity Percent of substrate. contribution to total energy expenditure. Plasma glucose: 44% 10% 13% 18% Muscle glycogen - 35% 38% 58% ...

  7. Aerobics - Wikipedia

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    Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness (flexibility, muscular strength, and cardio-vascular fitness).

  8. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    One study of heart failure patients found that aerobic exercise (walking or cycling) at 60–70% of heart rate reserve 3–5 times per week for over 3 years led to improved health and overall quality of life (determined by a self-reported Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, a 23-question disease-specific questionnaire).

  9. “Pushed To The Extreme”: Adult Worker Sparks Health ... - AOL

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    British adult entertainer Lily Phillips has revealed her ambitious mission of breaking the record for sleeping with the most men in 24 hours. Dubbed the “record-breaking event of the year ...