Fitness Strategies and Benefits by Renee Kennedy

accomplished in several ways and you don't need to spend

any money. Walking, jogging, skipping rope, boxing, dancing,

riding a bike - any of these qualify as aerobic exercise.

Cardiovascular training should be an essential element of your

fitness routine.

Benefits of cardiovascular training:

1. strengthens your heart

2. helps you lose weight and reduce fat

3. increases your endurance

Interval Training or Anaerobic Training:

Aimed at improving aerobic endurance for athletes. Interval

training is characterized by repetitions of heavy exercise with a

recovery period following each repetition. For instance, you

might sprint for 10 seconds and then follow that sprint with a two

minute recovery jog. Then you repeat the sprint/jog routine for

about 20 minutes. During the sprinting you are producing a state

of oxygen debt. This can also be called anaerobic training

because you are out of oxygen. Circuit training is also a form of

interval training.

Benefits of Interval Training:

1. improves athletic endurance

2. strengthens the heart muscle

3. improves the lungs or the ability to take in oxygen

Cross Training:

Aimed at improving aerobic endurance, strength and flexibility in

athletes. Can also help fight boredom for anyone who exercises.

Type of training that requires you to do two or more types of

exercise either within the same routine or in successive routines.

For example, you may stretch every day for flexibility, lift weights

two days a week for strength training, and ride a bike once a week

for aerobic endurance.

Circuit Training:

Type of interval training aimed at losing weight and inches. Circuit

training has been made popular by places like Curves and Ladies

Workout Express. In circuit training you have several pieces of

strength training equipment interspersed with aerobic equipment

like steps or jogging pads. It has all the benefits of both

cardiovascular and strength training workouts.

Renee Kennedy is the editor of the monthly ezine NutriCounter

Update. Come and visit the NutriCounter web site at

http://www.nutricounter.com/news.htm for an extensive selection

of articles on health, nutrition and exercise.

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BIO:

Renee Kennedy is the editor of the monthly ezine NutriCounter
Update. Come and visit the NutriCounter web site at
http://www.nutricounter.com/news.htm for an extensive selection
of articles on health, nutrition and exercise.

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