All you need to know about excercise

We hear the word “excercise” being thrown around everywhere lately , but what do you know about excercise besides pushups? Not much ? Read on.

I want to inspire you to make an effort to choose a healthier lifestyle which will lead to a happier and more successful life.

Basically excercise is physical activity with the goal of improving your health. Excercise benefits you physically and also mentally (some even say spiritually). Not only will you benefit but also those around you.

Benefits of excercise

Improves mental health

• reduces stress
• Eases depression and anxiety
• Increases your endorphin levels to boost your mood
• Improves sleep quality
• Improves brain function, concentration, focus, memory and alertness

Increases strength

• excercise increases power and endurance
• Promotes a better posture
• Decreases your risk of injury
• Lessons general pain in your body such as joint pain (for aged folks)

Increased libido

• Increases testosterone production
• Improves blood circulation thereby increasing blood flow to your genital area
• Endorphins released will increase your energy
• Excercise will decrease stress which helps increase libido

Good posture

• regular excercise strengthens your core which supports your spine
• The correct resistance excercises can restore the balance in your upper body that will maintain the alignment of your spine
• With a good posture you will look taller and thinner (basically more handsome or beautiful)

Improves your quality of life

• Supports your cardiovascular system
• Lengthens your life span
• Decreases risk of life threatening deseases
• Promotes enthusiasm and optimism

Different ways to excercise

Cardiovascular training

Cardiovascular excercise is also known as aerobic exercise. Cardio exercise increases your heart rate through any physical activity, while maintaining this activity for up to an hour uses energy from your aerobic metabolism.

The best training to increase your cardiovascular health is to train in a moderate to to intense zone, depending on your fitness level and the results you want to see and when you want to see them.

You should do aerobic exercise for fat loss and to lower your stress levels (cortisol ). It is important that you choose an activity that you enjoy doing beacause of the you are going to have to spend to be able to see results. Don’t do some you don’t enjoy.

High intensity interval training (HIIT)

This is the best way to get fit quickly and effectively. This type of excercise can take anywhere from 4 to 30 minutes depending on your schedule and results you want. It is ideal for people on busy schedules.

These workouts are a combination of a high intensity working period followed by a long recovery period. This is ideal for conditioning , improving an athletic ability and fat burning.

Weight training

This type of training is not only ideal for increasing your physical strength but also for building muscle and increasing your testing metabolic rate, which promotes fat burning. Weight training also has many other benefits.

For weight training to be effective you have to use a weight that is out of your comfort zone, for example , if you have a pet (that you you pick up daily) that weighs 4kg you have to start your program with 6kg -8kg, depending on your goal.

To tone you will use a lower weight and do between 10 -15 repetitions with the rest period no longer than 30 seconds between each set. To build muscle you will need to use heavier weight and do between 6-10 repetitions with a longer rest of up to 2 minutes.

CrossFit

CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program that includes a variety of different sports and training methods such as gymnastics, weight training and cardiovascular movements which get combined into a one complete workout .

CrossFit increases your physical and mental strength. The key element about CrossFit is not to specialise in anything specific but rather to teach you how to use functional movements in every day life. CrossFit is best for those who like try new things and explore.

Recreational excercise

This is just another word to describe “fun” while you are burning calories. This type of activity is essential for personal development and can help you to relax and really enjoy working out.

This activity can vary from a walk in a park to a dirt trail run in the woods . It is usually something you enjoy and that you can do with family and friends . So instead of watching television take your kids to a safe park for 30 minutes or take a friend on a jog to discover the benefits of leisure.

There you have it. Whether you are bored or just want to try something new. Or you just want the benefits of regular exercise. Go out and do some excercise an

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