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How To Exercise? 3 Dynamic Exercises To Power You To Good Health
But actually exercise doesn't have to be complicated and you don't have to go to a gym to do it. You can exercise anywhere - at work, at home, at friend's place, outside your house, in the open space, in the playground, in the park, in your backyard/garden/basement, in your aprtment, in the dorm....... The one and only one important ingredient for this to happen is that you "squeeze out" some time to exercise, that's it! OK. I've got your "time" commitment in place, to exercise. Now the primo issue is: how to exercise to benefit your body and health? Well, I suggest you bank on these 3 components of exercise: 1. Cardio Exercise The "golden rule" is that you cardio 3-4 times per week for at least 30 minutes per session, engaging in exercise like walking, running, biking, swimming, dancing, rope jumping, jogging.....or any activity that can rev up your heart rate to your training zone. Figure out your target heart rate and exercise to get into that zone. one thing - you should choose 1 exercise (or 2 or 3) which you like and love to do. This way, you'll enjoy the exercise and likely stay long in it, to achieve your exercise goal, whether to lose weight or to maintain good health. Cardio exercise is beneficial because it doesn't just help to kickstart your metabolism into higher gear so you burn off excess body fat; it also works on your heart and lungs, to strengthen and keep them in strong, healthy condition. Your heart becomes more efficient in pumping blood and your lungs have increased capacity to take in more oxygen, for your respiratory goodness and efficiency. 2. Weight Training This exercise routine increases your muscle growth. As you've more muscle and as muscle is metabolically active, the more muscle you've, the higher your metabolism, so you burn off more fat. Good news for you if you're looking to lose weight. It also helps to build your bone density. You just need to do weights 2-3 times per week for 15-20 minutes per session, using dumbbells or your own body weight. 3. Stretching You can't afford not to stretch! It's a mighty important exercise component for it promotes flexibility and mobility in your muscle and joint. It also prevents muscle soreness and injury. So, each time after cardio and weight training, do some relaxing stretches, to sooth away tension and tightness in your muscles and joints, to increase your flexibility, balance and coordination. You feel so good after the stretches. You unwind and sort of making a calm transition out of your exercise mode and going into something else. How To Exercise Consistently? Some tips here to help you keep on track with your exercise: -Find a like-minded exercise partner, to inspire you and keep you motivated -Mix and match your exercise routines, to keep them varied, so you aren't bored -Focus on the good things and on the results. Once you sample the good things regarding exercise and experience the desired results, you'll likely stick to it for "good", I hope! Reward yourself with a vacation, a nice workout apparel, a relaxing massage or a eating splurge! Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Cecelia Yap is an avid exerciser and author of the popular exercise website: perfect-body-toning.com - a web site born out of her passion which she successfully turns into a profitable business. Perhaps you have a passion or hobby you'd like to write about. Find out how you too can turn it into a profitable business like Cecelia does, here: www.perfect-body-toning.com/my-passion.html |
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