Newbie Questions

[rich78]

How much exercise should you do a week for it to be beneficial?

Any

Yes, any exercise is better than no exercise! It depends what benefits you want exactly, but I would definitely encourage you to do what you have time for, even if that is very little.

What do you want out of it?

30 minutes of activity several times a week makes the biggest difference to basic health. That might be something like walking fast enough to get your heart up.

If your motivation is more to do with fitness or weightloss then you may need to be more targeted with what you do dependong on what you want to achieve.

Totally depends. Why are you starting exercising and what are you doing? (Well find by the way!)

Agree it depends on your starting point but as a regular exerciser (is that even a word ) I find anything less than 3 times a week and I notice my performance decreases and I gain weight more readily. 4 times a week is ideal for me & usually doable around work & children with some planning & self-motivation.