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Fitness Strategies and Benefits by Renee Kennedy
Stretching: Concentrates on improving flexibility. Stretching
requires no fitness equipment. Types of stretching include Yoga
and Pilates. Whether you decide to stretch before, after or
during your exercise routine, there is no doubt that stretching
should be included every time you exercise. It keeps your body
agile while engaging in any type of resistance or cardio
training routine.
Benefits of stretching: 1. improves flexibility 2. increases
range of motion 3. promotes relaxation 4. improves performance
and posture 5. reduces stress on your body and reduces risk of
injury for any resistance training routines or athletic
performance
Strength Training, Weight Training or Resistance Training:
Concentrates on improving muscles. Strength training or weight
training may require you to lift free weights or use equipment
that makes you lift weight. It may also be called resistance
training because you are putting resistance on your muscles to
improve them. In resistance training you may use tools like
rings and tubes rather than weights. Some exercises also allow
you to use your own body as resistance. For instance, abdominal
crunches can be part of a strength or resistance training
routine. Strength training should be included in an exercise
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The benefits of resistance and strength training: 1. helps you
lose weight in two ways: improves your muscle mass and increases
your energy expenditure, both make you to burn more calories. 2.
helps you tone and look better even if you are not overweight.
3. gives you more strength and endurance 4 increases bone
density 5. has cardiovascular benefits 6. may help reduce risks
of injury in athletes
Cardiovascular or Aerobic Training: Aimed at improving your
heart muscle and cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular training
or aerobic training may be accomplished in several ways and you
don't need to spend any money. Walking, jogging, skipping rope,
boxing, dancing, riding a bike - any of these qualify as aerobic
exercise. Cardiovascular training should be an essential element
of your fitness routine.
Benefits of cardiovascular training: 1. strengthens your heart
2. helps you lose weight and reduce fat 3. increases your
endurance
Interval Training or Anaerobic Training: Aimed at improving
aerobic endurance for athletes. Interval training is
characterized by repetitions of heavy exercise with a recovery
period following each repetition. For instance, you might sprint
for 10 seconds and then follow that sprint with a two minute
recovery jog. Then you repeat the sprint/jog routine for about
20 minutes. During the sprinting you are producing a state of
oxygen debt. This can also be called anaerobic training because
you are out of oxygen. Circuit training is also a form of
interval training.
Benefits of Interval Training: 1. improves athletic endurance 2.
strengthens the heart muscle 3. improves the lungs or the
ability to take in oxygen
Cross Training: Aimed at improving aerobic endurance, strength
and flexibility in athletes. Can also help fight boredom for
anyone who exercises. Type of training that requires you to do
two or more types of exercise either within the same routine or
in successive routines. For example, you may stretch every day
for flexibility, lift weights two days a week for strength
training, and ride a bike once a week for aerobic endurance.
Circuit Training: Type of interval training aimed at losing
weight and inches. Circuit training has been made popular by
places like Curves and Ladies Workout Express. In circuit
training you have several pieces of strength training equipment
interspersed with aerobic equipment like steps or jogging pads.
It has all the benefits of both cardiovascular and strength
training workouts.
Renee Kennedy is the editor of the monthly ezine NutriCounter
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About the author:
Renee Kennedy is the editor of the monthly ezine NutriCounter
Update. Come and visit the NutriCounter web site at
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