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1. 1. Exercise not working? Give it more time

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   Published on: 11/11/2002   Last Visited: 11/11/2002

   Ken Clark, fitness director at Gainey Village Health Club, agrees.
   
   "Someone may read this and think: if I'm not doing an hour, I'm not doing myself any good, and quit," he said.
   
   Every little bit
   
   Clark and Marcell recommend letting fitness levels dictate the length of the workout, and boosting duration gradually.
   
   Improve cardiovascular health first, and then go to the next level. This may mean getting on a treadmill for five minutes at first and adding minutes day by day.
   
   The new guidelines, based on a national study of the habits of healthy people, say that exercise doesn't have to be continuous.
   
   Short bursts of activity - house-cleaning, stair-climbing and quick sprints - can fill out the prescribed hour.
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   It's a good idea within reason, Marcell and Clark said.