Monday, January 27, 2014

Physical Fitness

Physical fitness  is your body’s capability to do tasks and leisure activities. It's your body’s capacity to withstand stress, endure and perform certain tasks under certain circumstances. Physical fitness covers an overall concentrate on our bodies your heart, your lungs, your muscles, and the other organs of the body. Your body’s fitness is dependent on the physical limitations and capacities plus your daily life the food you eat and your daily habits.
Below is a backgrounder about your different parts of physical fitness. There’s endurance, the body’s capability to maintain oxygen and nutrients to tissues over a sustained period.
  • Strength is the ability of the muscle to exert force for the period of time.
  • Flexibility is the ability to move joints and use muscles in a wide range of activities and movements.
  • Running and jogging are some of the actions that will build endurance while pushups and weight lifting are good for building muscle strength.
Your workout should include activities that should develop these components. 
  • Warm up before starting your workout. A warm up conditions and prepares the muscles for the more rigorous activities of your workout plan. It should end with a cool down, a moment wherein the muscles are given time to relax after a heavy workout session.  
  • Overdo your exercise. A daily walk may sound good, but a daily session of pushups may do more harm than good to your muscles. 
  • Two to three workout sessions for a week is a good way to start. As you progress in your activities, you can now increase the frequency or duration of your exercises.

If you are exercising because you want to lose weight at the same time build up your fitness, then the less calorie intake you have the better.
  • Cycling can burn 250-400 calories
  • Jogging can burn 740-920 calories. 
You should avoid all of these food. Salty food and sweets ,alcohol, caffeine and nicotine.
Lessen your intake of saturated fat and take lots of water.

Keeping fit and staying fit means listening to your body. Allow your body to adjust with each change in routine and exercises. If you are experiencing cramps, dizziness or prolonged weakness, stop your workout and consult a doctor.
Most of all, never be discouraged. Take note, achieving the body you want is not an overnight miracle.

A physically fit body means lesser chances of acquiring lifestyle-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease. It also spells a more active and alert mind, improved ability to cope with stress, and more reserved energy for your daily activities. And let’s not forget a more confident YOU!

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