In this blog, I am going to introduce some different physical activities. Hopefully you can choose the physical activity that best fits your need after reading the article.
Generally, the two dominant parts of physical activity are aerobic activity (with oxygen) and anaerobic activity (without oxygen).
Cardiovascular exercise and flexibility exercise are belonging to aerobic activity. Cardiovascular exercise means light to moderate activity that is supported by aerobic metabolism and can be executed for an extended period of time. Examples for Cardiovascular exercise are brisk walking, 1 mile jog and elliptical training. It is beneficial for people to increase lung capacity, improve cardiac output, improve circulation and help people decrease fat mass.
Flexibility refers to the ability to move joint through a range of motion such as yoga and Pilates. is great for both mental and physical health since it not only reduces the risk of injury during exercise and daily activities (because muscles are more pliable) but also releases tension developed during the workout (helps people relax).
Anaerobic activity usually refers to strenuous exercise like sprinting, resistance training and weight training. Resistance exercise usually means moderate to vigorous training that involves working a muscle through its range of motion against a force or resistance. Contrary to aerobic activity, this exercise is defined by short duration but higher intensity, such as bodyweight squats, dumbbell and machine chest press. Doing this activity can increase body shape, muscle strength and improve bone health.
Moderate to vigorous training that involves working
a muscle through its range of motion against a
force or resistance.
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