Exercise As Power Source

This day and age it can be very difficult indeed to go to the gym due to so many factors.  Life is very hectic and busy, which has created a serious challenge for remaining consistent with exercise each day.  Exercise is however, one of the major things we all need to reduce stress, and give the body the extra energy it needs to carry out normal living.

The best results of exercise are achieved through the use of refined techniques, functional exercises, cardio, the right nutrition, variety, awareness, consistency, and motivation over a period of time.

The refined techniques mean correct form to isolate muscles or to target areas of the body.  Efficiency is needed to ensure stimulation of the muscles.  With weight lift training, which is also known as resistance training, you'll need to eliminate any type of momentum.  

It is also important to move the weight about using a full range of motion.  Full range of motion causes the muscle to contract for the right amount of time and help to ensure the right length of the tendons.  The goal here is to strengthen the joints of your body by stimulating the muscles.

Cadence is also helpful, as it is a term that refers to the rate in which the resistance or the weight moves.  The best results with cadence are gained by slow movements which will cause the muscle to contract for a longer period of time.  You can mix in a series of fast and slow cadence, which is very beneficial with sports type training.

Using the correct angles will achieve muscle isolation in target areas and help to decrease the risk of injuries, which is great for those using heavy weights. 

Functional type exercise is a popular technique that will stimulate the core and torso of your body while you work on another muscle group at the same time.  As an example, when you perform a dumbbell press while lying on an exercise ball.

Your abdominal muscles and the core muscles will contract to hold your body into this position, while your chest and triceps muscles will push the dumbbells up.  This type of exercise and challenge will cause maximum stimulation to your body and keep the workout interesting and refreshing.

Cardio is another exercise that is great for the heart and lungs.  The total number of calories you burn is very important along with maintaining the right heart rate.   Cardio will help detoxify the body and also help to strengthen the immune system along with other benefits.  The muscles will contract and pass the lymph along, which will allow the immune system to clear away dead cells and bring new ones in.

Anytime you exercise, warming up is very important, as it will prepare your body for the more demanding workout of cardio.  You should always allow 15 - 30 minutes prior to weight lifting and 10 - 15 minutes prior to cardio exercises.  You should also stretch as well, as this will help get the blood flowing through your muscles and get them limber as well.

An ideal schedule for working out is to warm up then follow with cardio.  Even though you may think your schedule is simply too busy to maintain a schedule for working out, you will find that adding exercise will actually add more time, as you will have a lot more energy in your normal everyday life.  You can think of exercise as the batteries that will help to give your life power.

Exercise And Play

 Often times, when children return from playing, they become exhausted and ready to take a nap.  This description is accurate and true as playing is more or less an exercise and hard work.  It is exhausting to the mind and body of the child and it plays an important role in helping them become productive and healthy.

Play and exercise in the life of young children provide them with several benefits.   Exercise of the body is a very important part of keeping the young body fit as it grows into an adult body.  Once we reach adulthood, if we have had the benefits of exercise and play, we all tend to continue with that habit well into our adult years.

Play is also good in the form of participating in organized sports, coordinated play times, and being a member of a large group during all these activities.  Playing on this level will teach us how to interact with peers and perform as a team with our fellow players. These skills are very essential in today’s business world. 

What we learn in body language, coping skills, and the interaction of the mind and body during our interaction with others is invaluable.  When we learn these skills to the fullest, not only will we learn how to get along with others, but we will also learn how to interact better with ourselves. It may seem pointless learning to interact with ourselves (body signs), it is actually an important part of maintaining the best sense of health and wellness.  There will always be times when our bodies are trying to tell us things about our physical or mental condition, of which if we understand will save us a lot of stress and health issues.

Through exercise and play, we will also know our limitations both physical and mental.  During play, you see children and young adults push themselves to their limit and beyond.  As children, we are all more able to distinguish between our real limit and what society itself calls our limits.

For children and young adults, the pressures of the world don't affect them as much as it does adults.  Children have a much better state of mind and peace, unlike adults that have allowed the outside influence the body and mind, which will do little more than becoming a dominant factor of time.

As you can see, the benefits that are gained from exercise and play time as children will benefit us for the rest of our lives.  As adults, we should not forget how important both exercise and play is.  

We should not forget that at their age children need play, exercise and interaction for their young minds. Don’t deny them that!