Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Advanced Measures of Physical Exercise - Take Being Physically Fit To Another Level

Exercising is one of the most important activities that you should not forget to include in your daily life. However, sometimes it may seem that you still need to get a whole dose of motivation just to get yourself up and ready for simple stretching exercises. This is actually a major problem for most people.
There are still those who take being physically fit to another level. Yes, people like these actually exist in real life and no, they don’t only appear in movies. These are people who undergo advanced measures of exercise, which require intense training, consistent practice, and never ending diligence.
These are actually exercises that are less popular to the public eye and are done only by those who are really serious with keeping themselves fit. However, this doesn’t really mean that you can’t try such exercises. Nevertheless, you should first have what it takes before getting into such  fitness programs.
As a guide, here are the essential things you have to know about the advanced measures of physical exercise.
Going Extreme With Aerobic Exercises
One category of extreme exercise would be Aerobics. This type actually has innumerable forms. Generally, it is done with intensity in the moderate level throughout a fairly long period of duration. For instance, running at a moderate pace for a very long distance is considered to be an aerobic exercise; however, sprinting isn't.
There are a lot of benefits that you can get from aerobic exercises. First off, it strengthens your respiratory muscles. This gives you better facilitation of the air transfer in and out of your lungs. It also strengthens and enlarges your cardiac muscles. This paves the way to the improvement of your heart pumping efficiency and also reduces its resting heart rate.
Muscles in your body also get toned. You experience an improvement in your blood circulation and lowering of your blood pressure. Some psychological and emotional aspects are affected too, as it improves your mental health, by reducing stress and lowers incidence of depression.
Examples Of Aerobic Exercise
A lot of activities fall into the category of aerobic workout. Some of them include: running, cycling/biking, roller skating, swimming, playing basketball, cross-country skiing, jumping rope, dancing and walking briskly. Additionally, you could get aerobic workout via stationary exercise machines like treadmills, cycles, rowing machines and stair-steppers.
Going A Notch Higher
There are also extreme forms of aerobic exercise, which can be found in the form of Aerobic Water Exercise. This kind of activity also aims for the goal of strengthening lungs and oxygen intake. However it is done via various activities in water. It lessens stress on your muscles, bones and joints because of the exceptional buoyancy properties. Your body will also be completely supported by water when performing your exercise routines. This is usually done in swimming pools and can let you burn more calories, due to the added resistance of water to your body.
Anaerobic Exercises For Intense Trainers
Another type of extreme exercise is anaerobic exercise. This kind is considered to be more intense than aerobic ones. It is the kind of exercise that is intense enough to elicit anaerobic metabolism in the body. This is used by athletes for non-endurance sports so that they can build up more power. It is also used by body builders in order to bulk up and build muscle mass.
However, muscles that are trained under this kind of exercise develop differently than aerobic exercise. They actually tend to have greater performance within a short duration for high intensity activities that could last up to a maximum of 2 minutes.
Examples Of Anaerobic Exercise
There are two main types of anaerobic exercise: Isotonics and Isometrics. Basically, Isotonics make use of your muscles in order to contract it against an object along with movement. One good isotonic example would be weight lifting or resistance training.
Isotonics are great if you want to have tone, stronger muscles, and stronger bones. It also prevents injuries and shapes and condenses muscle for better aesthetics.
On the other hand, Isometric exercise would involve contracting your muscle against a resistance without any kind of movement. One good example is when you lift up an object, such as a dumbbell, then hold it in position. Hence, you’re isolating a certain muscle.
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