Recommended from the American College of Sport Science, adults need 150 minutes of exercise a week. We often eat too much for how little we move. If you are looking to lose weight you will need an average of 250 minute moderate-intensity, which only comes out to about 50 minutes a day for 5 days. Not bad, right? Now let's break it down. Lets look at your lifestyle. Do you work a desk job, or a job that is not physically demanding? If so, a sedentary person will only average 1,000-3,000 steps a day