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Is that season where people are exercising to get their bodies in good shape. Exercising is simple, everyone can exercise but it requires a lot of motivation.  Exercise is a subgroup of physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. Exercise is used to improve health and maintain fitness. Also we can define exercise as any physical movement performed in order to develop or maintain physical fitness and overall health.

There are 4 types of exercising namely:

Endurance: Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate. They keep your heart, lungs, and circulatory system healthy and improve your overall fitness. Walking or jogging, mowing, raking, digging and Dancing are kinds of this type.

Strength: Strength exercises make your muscles stronger. Even small increases in strength can make a big difference in your ability. We can find this type of exercise in Lifting weights, using a resistance band with your own body weight.

Balance: Balance exercises help prevent falls, a public problem in older adults. Many lower-body strength exercises also will improve your balance. This type can be noticeable in Standing on one foot, Heel-to-toe walk and Tai Chi.

Flexibility: Flexibility exercises stretch your muscles and can help your body stay limber. Being flexible gives you more freedom of movement for other exercises as well as for your everyday activities. Some examples for that in Shoulder and upper arm stretch, Calf stretch and Yoga.

Daily exercise can reduce stress and anxiety, boost happy chemicals, improve self-confidence, increase the brain power, sharpen the memory and increase our muscles and bones strength. Most importantly, regular activity can improve your quality of life. A minimum of 30 minutes a day can allow you to enjoy these benefits.

 

By: Sarah Dilahlwane Makwele