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July 2005
What workouts do for you
A key to success is picking an activity you like that will fit into your schedule. If you can be adaptable and mix several
exercises, as some of our stars did, so much the better. Below, an array of choices that vary in calories burned and benefits,
including weight-bearing (you carry your own weight, thereby strengthening bones) and resistance (you push or pull against
weights, increasing muscle and bone strength). They're in order of most calories burned to least. Whatever your choice, you'll
get more bang for your buck if you raise the intensity--run faster, for example, or lift more weight. Note that any of these
activities beats watching TV (45 calories per half-hour) or sleeping (41).
