What Type of Exercise Are Important?
A winning exercise plan will ALWAYS include: cardiovascular exercise, resistance training and flexibility training. Let me start by first defining these three types of exercise: Aerobic exercise is any physical activity done for an extended period of time that forces your cardiovascular system (heart, lunges and blood vessels) to increase the amount of oxygen and blood circulating through your body so you’re benefiting even when you are at rest. Resistance exercise is anaerobic exercise. Or, exercise done in short, intense bursts that works your body without requiring much oxygen. Basically, you are working the muscle against some form of resistance in order to break it down and rebuild it stronger and leaner. Flexibility exercise is required to increase or maintain an adequate range of motion in the body’s many joints (shoulders, back of the legs (hamstrings), hips, back and spine, etc.) so as to better perform tasks of daily life, including recreational activities, with comfort and s
