Vigorous exercise study

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47% of women have done no vigorous exercise in the past 12 months

This news story had irked me and feels like a women bashing exercise

Me: I haven't done vigorous exercise since pre pandemic and damn right I have no motivation or interest in doing any as I'm still knackered from having to raise and educate kids whilst working during the pandemic. Incidentally I'm the thinnest I've ever been as I didn't have time to eat!!

Anyone else annoyed by this study?

Absolutely this. All of it. I haven't had a hyper mobility injury for months.

Why women wouldnt want to protect their bones as they age is beyond me.

Do you have any outside space at all? If so skipping is excellent. The rope only costs a few quid and it’s far more vigorous exercise than I remembered!

I very specifically don't do vigorous activity - I hate it! I still am very active, in as much as I am rarely inactive. I don't think anyone has exclusive rights over the words "very" or "active".

Did they do a study on men?

I thought walking was the best form of exercise 🤷🏻‍♀️

But this is kind of the problem because every day carrying / lifting etc is not exercise, it’s just everyday activity

OP it is just a research study stating a fact. YABVU getting angry about it.

I don't get so out of breath I can't actually speak except on some runs (hilly particularly!). Though fatigue shows in other ways! But on most runs, after weights workouts or a ballet class with lots of allegro, my hr will be at peak and my smartwatch will have picked it up.

Sometimes going up the stairs leaves me breathless - they're incredibly steep, so that's vigorous, but I'm not sure it counts as exercise because they're in my house and it's just part of my daily activity. Sometimes I go for long walks up hills - that's medium intensity exercise if you go fast enough, which I do, but is it "vigorous"? No.

I can see why the number is that low and I don't think it necessarily correlates with inactivity.

Yes, but there wouldn’t have been an issue with just looking at women. It’s out of concern for health, not a criticism.

But this is kind of the problem because every day carrying / lifting etc is not exercise, it’s just everyday activity

my arms are much stronger since having dc, I used to use light weights pre dc now I do less exercise classes but i'm stronger.

Run up and down that stairs and then it's vigorous 😁

(Joking because they are steep so it could be bit risky!)

@PurpleDaisies but why no concern for men's health? I do think the media can be pretty sexist

Though I've just looked and the nhs definition doesn't say unable to speak but "will not be able to say more than a few words without pausing for breath." That makes sense and would apply to more of my exercise, especially running.

The number of men is much smaller, which I don’t think is unrelated to many women’s trouble exercising.

Agree

No I don't find it annoying, if anything it highlights the impact of the pandemic on women.

It also highlights that women don't have time to put themselves first - exercise is excellent for your well-being.

I enjoyed keeping fit pre-pandemic it helped me sleep better, eat better etc I've lost all motivation my skin is crap, my stomach has no muscle tone, I'm tired.

Lol at people kidding themselves that not being out of breath still counts as vigorous exercise.

Run up and down your stairs. Do squats, do split squats on a chair, plank,

No I haven’t done any vigorous exercise. I’ve been pregnant and had awful spd which i’m still suffering from. Baby is 7 weeks. I really miss going to the gym, hell even jogging. I can barely walk. Every day I have pain. I’ve gained weight. It’s depressing.

Well maybe, but that doesn’t make it exercise. Just like walking isn’t “vigorous activity”

I never claimed walking was vigorous exercise but I was always under the impression it was considered an excellent exercise. I also thought people were less healthier today then the past because we are much more sedentary then previous generations who whilst not lilting weights & jogging were more active in general throughout the day.

This is my exact point. You see on here all the time that people describe themselves as very active or that their exercise for the day is walking to the bus stop or carrying a toddler around.

It isn’t exercise, it’s everyday activity.

why can't it be both though?

I mean if it was speak a sentence for a million pounds I could probably do it
I did manage to shout at my bike the other day during a class that was mislabelled "not beginner!"