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Are You Getting a Good Return on Your Exercise Investment?

From the Show: Train Your Body
Summary: When you only have 30 minutes, how do know you are getting the most bang for your buck?
Air Date: 9/23/14
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
Guest Bio: Neal Pire
Neal Pier better resizedNeal Pire is a nationally noted expert on fitness and personal training. He is widely sought after as a consultant for athlete training programs, performance enhancement centers and fitness industry management. Neal Pire is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and serves on the executive committee of ACSM's credentialing arm, the Committee on Certification and Registry Boards. As a 30-year veteran with deep understanding of the subject matter, he is often asked for background, commentary or analysis by media covering fitness and personal training.
Are You Getting a Good Return on Your Exercise Investment?
How do you know when you are working out hard enough? When you only have 30 minutes, how do know you are getting the most bang for your buck? Or, in other words, a good return on your investment?

Is there a test that can tell you how hard you are working out? Is there an easy way to know if you are working hard enough to make a difference?

Almost everyone knows by now that you should be walking, at the very least. But how far? How fast? And is it really doing anything?

Neal Pire, a nationally noted expert on fitness and personal training, joins Melanie Cole, MS to help you figure out how to get the most out of the short time you have to fit in exercise.
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