Do you even know about fitness?

Physical Fitness: Health and Gym
Physical fitness is not all about how well you have built your body, it is more of a state of health and well-being.

Physical fitness is made up of various things like your ability to perform various sports, and how well you deal with your occupational and daily challenges as well.


The way to great physical fitness is through proper diet, daily exercise, and getting yourself sufficient rest for your body's recovery.


In the period of the pre-industrial revolution, fitness was judged by how a person carried out his day to day activity without showing signs of fatigue.


With the change in time, people got more awareness of fitness and now fitness is considered as the capability of the body to efficiently and effectively perform day to day activities.


Some other aspects on which one's fitness can be measured are the resistance of the body to hypokinetic diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity.


There are various exercises that can be done to attain a great level of fitness but the best ones are aerobic exercises.


Never heard of Aerobic exercise before?

Aerobic exercises are also known as cardio and these exercises simply get your heart pumping well. 

While performing an aerobic exercise the body pumps blood quickly through the lungs and takes in more oxygen to get to your muscles.


Basic Aerobic Exercises 


Walking

  • Walking is something that we all do in our daily life and it is all about moving at a regular pace to a distance.


Jogging

  • Jogging is all about running gently and with a consistent pace. 
  • Jogging is a great exercise to maintain your stamina and your weight as well.


Sprinting

  • Sprinting is simply a faster version of jogging in which you try to run as fast as you can for a shorter distance.


Cycling

  • Cycling is riding a bicycle for a longer distance as compared to jogging and running.
  • Cycling is a great exercise to improve the strength of your legs that is also with less stress impacting on joints.


Swimming

  • Swimming uses your arms and legs to keep you floating on the water and move you forward or backwards.
  • It is a great exercise as it strengthens your core strength and improves your heart and blood vessels which are helpful in carrying oxygen to the tissues of your body.

 

Elliptical Training

  • If you have a gym subscription, then you must have seen a machine in the cardio section that repeats the motion of walking or running.
  • These machines are designed for running and walking without putting much stress on your joints.
  • Using these machines is ideal for people who are suffering from being overweight and experience ache in the hips, knees, and ankles.


Treadmill

  • One of the advantage that treadmills have over other aerobic exercises is that it has already programmed set up to support different types of workout plans.
  • An effective treadmill plan is to switch between walking and running. 
  • For the first few minutes, you should do walking for a warm-up and then you can gradually increase the speed to get yourself running.


Conclusion

If you are someone with a busy schedule and don't find enough time to exercise but still want to be fit then aerobic exercises are your way to go. You can do these simple exercises like walking, jogging, and cycling while travelling from office to home or from home to office. These exercises will keep you fit and will be easy for you to fit in between your day to day activities.

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