Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel

That would be probably a lot.

But occasionally you can indulge when it's, you know, and you're celebrating something and you're making a big deal out of it.

The problem is,

We've made that routine.

And that's, we have to break ourselves.

You've got to do all three parts of exercise, which is the aerobic, getting your heart rate up, your lung capacity up.

I do it by biking.

And, you know, I like to go fast and I like the added value of biking is you can go in nature and go on bike paths and, you know, you get that added benefit of being out in nature.

And you can also ride with people and talk and it's a social activity.

You got to do, uh, strength training.

And that is especially true for people over 50 and 60, where the muscle mass goes down.

You've got to preserve that muscle mass, uh, in a variety of ways.

Lifting weights is one way.

Um, you know, strengthening your core is also very important.

And the third thing, which is often left out is balance and flexibility.

Uh,

And now, you know, some people have heard, well, I don't have to stretch before I exercise.

That is true.

You know, heating up your muscles are probably more important than stretching.

Stretching is not bad for you.