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samedi 12 janvier 2013

Why Do Body Weight Exercises?

By Tyron Thompson


Are body weight exercises for you? Whether you are a man or woman, body weight exercises can be a very important part of your general exercise program, and here are the reasons why.

* Easy to do. * Don't need fancy and / or dear hardware. * No gym membership required. * You can do them anywhere at home, when you're on vacation or traveling for business. * Just about unlimited variations and sorts of exercise movements to challenge any level of fitness and / or strength. * Because you are using your body weight and no a machine or free weights, body weight exercises are much safer.

Now body weight exercises are just a second name for any movement that pits one part / muscle of your body against another. For example a standard army pushup is a body weight exercise. Pushups pit your biceps, triceps and shoulders and chest against your full body weight. You can almost think of a pushup as a upside down bench press, but without the necessity for a spotter. Another body weight exercise would be leg squats. Pull-ups are also a body weight exercise. In reality if you only did these 3 exercises : push-ups, squats and pull-ups you would work out every major muscle collection and gain strength, muscle, adaptability and endurance.

Many of us are familiar with these exercises either from gym class or playing on a sports team or army vocational camp. These exercises have been employed for millenia to train and condition athletes and soldiers. Each one of these 3 exercises has many differentiations and by increasing the reps and the rate in which you do these exercises you can actually burn energy and increase your endurance.

Many of the new workout programs are being promoted today, you know the ones heavily publicized on the T. V. . Using videos, a fitness mat, resistance bands and calisthetics you can see impressive ends up in thirty, sixty or 90 days. Well the reality is it works! The other secret is you don't have to expend a lot of money on these programs when the standard exercises are familiar to virtually everyone.

Now that's not to take anything away from these programs. The ones I have seen offer solid techniques and information. These programs are great for someone that needs help and incentive, but they aren't important to achieve results and not having them is not an excuse for not beginning a workout program.

For me body weight exercises mixed with resistance bands are the way to go. Even at my advanced age of sixty-six I've seen a rise in muscle mass, staying power, pliability, posture and an overall feel of strength and well-being. So mix some body weight exercises into your ordinary workout routine.

Should you be looking to begin an exercising plan give these exercises a try. Body weight exercises are excellent for men and women and as you can do them at home with no kit you are likely to adhere to you exercise plan and reach your health targets.




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