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90 minutes a day at the gym strikes me as an extremely unreasonable expectation for ordinary people
But the 60-90 minutes isn't for "ordinary people" according to whoever made these guidelines - it's to maintain a weight loss, basically for the "formerly obese." Ordinary folks get 30-60 minutes, most days. And I'm with you. I'm a moderately active person, with a busy life, including a job that requires a fair amount of travel and evening meetings. I try for 5 days of formal exercise, often hit 4, and don't beat myself up if I only make 3. I do the best I can, and it's better than sitting in front of the TV (or the computer - oops).