4 types of exercises
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There are four main types of exercises: endurance, strengthening, balancing and stretching. Endurance exercises like walking and jogging help strengthen the heart, while strengthening exercises using weights or bodyweight build muscle mass and metabolism. Balancing exercises the legs and prevent falls, and stretching keeps the body flexible and prevents injury. The document recommends incorporating all four types of exercises into a weekly routine for maximum health and fitness benefits.
4 types of exercises
- 1. 4TYPES OF EXERCISES Health and Wellness
- 2. MAXIMUM BENEFIT In order to get the maximum benefit from your exercise routine, you want to make sure you work out on all of your body parts and muscles. When one body part or muscle is not getting the growth that it needs, the other body parts and muscles would not grow as well All body parts and muscles need to work and grow together in order for you to receive the maximum benefit. There are four different types of exercises that you want to engage in throughout the week to keep your body in top condition to receive maximum benefits.
- 3. ENDURANCE Endurance is also called aerobic exercise. This exercise will help keep your heart strong. Activities that are considered endurance is when majority of your body are moving. Some example of endurance exercises are walking, jogging, or Zumba class, or any activity that move your whole body.
- 4. TIPS Make sure you can talk while exercising, if you cannot carry on a conversation, reduce your intensity If you can sing, then you need to increase intensity Mix up your activities 3-4 times a week
- 5. STRENGTHENING Strengthening is building your muscles to help you become a stronger person. You can use free weights or your own body weight to strengthening yourself, which is also called resistance training. The more muscles you have, the higher your metabolism rate to help you burn fat quicker. And that is why men tend to lose weight quicker than women because they have more muscles.
- 6. TIPS Do not work on the same muscles 2 days in a row If you cannot push or lift the weight 8 times in a row, then it is too hard or heavy for you. If you can push or lift the weight more than 15 times in a row, then it is too light for you 2-3 times a week
- 7. BALANCING AND STRETCHING Balancing builds leg muscles to prevent falling or get into other accidents. A simple exercise for balancing is by practicing standing on one leg and switch to the other. To make it more challenging, you can hold or do something while balancing yourself. You should engage into balancing at least 2-3 times per week. Stretching will keep your body flexible to prevent your body from twisting so you can move around easily. It is important that you stretch before and after every workout.
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