Physical Fitness Exercises Boost Endurance Improve Health

Physical Fitness Benefits Health

Physical fitness is described as being fit of mind and body with the ability to perform various daily activities, sports, and occupation,   According to the Department of Health and Human Services, physical activity guidelines for adults improve health participating in regular physical activities. 

Guideline recommendations for adults who want substantial health improvements in physical fitness include performing 150-300 minutes of moderate to intense exercise or 75- 150 minutes per week of aerobic activity of vigorous activity equivalent combinations throughout the week.  Due to social distancing, it is important to follow state guidelines for your area when exercising.

Calisthenics Exercises

Calisthenics is a form of exercise using a variety of movements designed to build strength in one particular area of the body. Pushups are traditionally used to increase physical fitness, build upper body strength that works triceps, pectoral chest and shoulders sculpting muscles for a defined appearance. 

Perform calisthenics using your body weight to tone muscles including pushups, squats, core exercises Ab routines.  Bicycle crunches engage your ab muscles and are excellent for building core strength, toning your thighs. Core muscles support your pelvis, Lumbar lower spine, hips, and abdomen working in harmony functions to strengthen and stabilize the body during work or daily activities.

Aerobic Exercises Generate Energy

Aerobic exercise is a physical exercise that depends on the aerobic energy-generating process including any type of exercise performed at a moderate to intense level for longer periods of time maintaining heart rate. Conditioning the heart during aerobic activities is beneficial ensuring blood travels throughout the body providing oxygen and nutrients to muscles ultimately increasing physical fitness.

Walking is a low impact exercise that can be performed by adults of all ages to increase cardiovascular,  pulmonary efficiency of the heart, and lungs fitness.  Current studies recommend Adults should walk 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity of physical activity throughout the week.  If you are trying to lose weight, walking once per day for 30-60 minutes is beneficial for burning off calories boosting physical fitness levels. 

Health benefits of walking is enormous for managing conditions hypertension, high blood pressure, high cholesterol,  joint and muscular stiffness.

Jogging is a form of running at a slow or leisurely pace meant to increase physical fitness faster compared to walking but more intense cardiovascular exercise. Maintaining a steady speed while jogging for longer periods of time for long distances is a form of aerobic endurance training conditioning substantially increases physical endurance. 

Aerobic exercise can be performed in low to moderate levels depending on physical fitness level including walking, elliptical training, cycling, hiking, swimming, and cardio equipment.  

Yoga Increase Physical Fitness

Powerful yoga poses designed to increase physical fitness at any level toning lean muscles while burning off unwanted body fat. Experience a full body workout practicing a series of sequences that will transform your body helping you lose weight sculpting your entire body.  

Progress in each routine to the next phase of exercising strengthening muscles increasing physical fitness, gain flexibility, decrease stress with yoga.

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