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what?! unless you're really in top shape and have done a lot of leg conditioning and weight lifting there is NO WAY that you can do a wall sit for 30 seconds straight! most people, even in good shape (not overweight or obese) can only do 10-15 seconds before their quads burn into a cinder try it! its a good exercise but 30 seconds? c'mon! also, another reason why this suggested 30 seconds duration is bad is that it w…
what?! unless you're really in top shape and have done a lot of leg conditioning and weight lifting there is NO WAY that you can do a wall sit for 30 seconds straight! most people, even in good shape (not overweight or obese) can only do 10-15 seconds before their quads burn into a cinder try it! its a good exercise but 30 seconds? c'mon! also, another reason why this suggested 30 seconds duration is bad is that it w…
I could do a wall sit for about 45 seconds before I ever did any leg work.
what?! unless you're really in top shape and have done a lot of leg conditioning and weight lifting there is NO WAY that you can do a wall sit for 30 seconds straight! most people, even in good shape (not overweight or obese) can only do 10-15 seconds before their quads burn into a cinder try it! its a good exercise but 30 seconds? c'mon! also, another reason why this suggested 30 seconds duration is bad is that it w…
I tried this about a year ago and blogged my results: http://www.developingandstuff.com/2013/09/50-days-of-scienti...
Are you still doing it? No offense but it doesn't seem to have had a tremendous effect besides making you feel better, which in and of itself may be totally worth it for 7 minutes of work anyway. Regardless, the only reason I say this is because I don't think that this is a good program, and I think the science around it is short sighted and not very well carried out. The major problem is that the studies are not nea…
For most, the problem is getting started and forming a habit. By the time 7 minutes a day gives you diminishing returns, you've probably got a good routine going. Once you have a good routine is very easy to increase the duration or intensity. So, in a sense, it doesn't make people healthy but it does get them on the right track.
You seem to get this, because you said you wouldn't mind so much if it was being sold as "an intro" instead of a "silver bullet." While it's technically true, it would probably do more harm than good. Seven minutes is something that just about everyone, including very unhealthy people, feel like they can achieve. Which do you think is more likely to get people interested?
* Get healthy with just 7-minutes exercise a day!
* Get healthy by increasing durations of exercise starting at 7-minutes a day!
Both have the same result in the end, but my guess is the first will attract more. So, all I'm saying is, I would rather get more people started and then let them figure it out once they've got a routine.
what?! unless you're really in top shape and have done a lot of leg conditioning and weight lifting there is NO WAY that you can do a wall sit for 30 seconds straight! most people, even in good shape (not overweight or obese) can only do 10-15 seconds before their quads burn into a cinder try it! its a good exercise but 30 seconds? c'mon! also, another reason why this suggested 30 seconds duration is bad is that it w…
If you are having a hard time with 30 seconds, I recommend scaling down the time, but working your way up as you get better. You can safely get out of the position by letting your butt go down to the ground, put a pillow/cushion underneath you if you are worried.
P.S. As a military academy graduate I can tell you that 30 seconds is chump change; 5+ minutes gets you into "top shape" territory where people are collapsing, and pretty much any freshman at West Point, Annapolis, or the AFA can do 3+ minutes.
If I remember correctly from a BBC documentary it's important to have a warm up session first before you do an intense workout like this, especially when you're just starting out. You don't want to risk injuries. Be nice to your muscles, tensons and joints: damage can be permanent, I know from experience.
I've been exercising regularly for a long time and know pretty well what my "equilibrium" exercise time is, and it's about 5 - 6 times longer than 7 minutes. If I thought it could be shorter, then I would make it shorter because my #1 goal is to minimize the number of minutes of my life I spend on exercise.
All I can say about this is that 7 minutes strains credulity and sounds like marketing nonsense to me. At a very minimum, I need to sustain an elevated heart rate for a few minutes to feel good.