Stretching Exercises

Woman Lifting Weights Physical fitness, in other words can be said as the absence of diseases which helps the person to stay healthy, function effectively in everyday chores and still have energy to handle stresses and emergencies.

Physical fitness generally can be based on the following points:

  • * Cardio-respiratory (CR) endurance – is the rate at which the blood is able to deliver oxygen and nutrients required for muscular activity and its ability to transport impure blood from cells to the heart.
  • * Muscular strength – is the total amount of pressure or force a single or a group of muscles is able to exert for any given effort.
  • * Muscular endurance – is the ability of the muscles, either singly or in a group, to perform effortlessly repetitive movements over extended period of time.
  • * Flexibility – pertains more to joints and their ability to move through a normal range of motion without much stress or ache.
  • * Body composition – is the percentage of fat in the body as against the total body mass.

Keeping the first 3 components tuned will positively affect the body composition resulting in balanced proportion of fat as required by the body. Excess fat not only reduces the performance levels of other organs but also affects outward appearance. It could have a negative effect on overall health.

Motor fitness constitutes of speed, muscle power, agility, eye-hand and eye-foot coordination etc. These are mostly known to affect the athletic ability of a person. Appropriate training can be imparted to improve them based on individual potential.

Principles of an effective workout

Adherence to basic principles is significant to develop an effective program. The basic principles that should be followed are;

Regularity: Regular exercising is of utmost importance not only for a physically fit body, but also for the exercises to have an effect on the body. Incorporate exercises that improve the functioning of the first four points detailed above and should be done a minimum of 3 times a week. Follow a sensible diet and resting routine for best results.

Progression: The intensity and duration of exercise should be increased gradually to improve the fitness level.

Balance: A balance should be maintained in the kind of exercises being followed all the parts of the body are involved. Aiming only at one part can cause harm to the other parts of the body.

Variety: should be added to avoid boredom and burning out during the exercise process. Variety can pep up your exercise regimen.

Overload: Avoid doing too many exercises in a day. Instead increase the number and duration of each exercise gradually so that the body has time to get used to the new overload and helps the person in achieving better result.