Knowing the different types of physical exercises is something of vital importance for anyone who wants to train and dedicate themselves to improving their sports skills, if this is your case let’s see what you need to know to achieve your goals.
Exercises are the main tools for the maintenance of the body as far as fitness and well-being are concerned.
Unfortunately, as we age, our physical abilities decrease.
This being a natural reaction to the decrease in the number of various hormones that are present within our bodies at young ages.
Luckily and as, we saw earlier in the weight training article, there is evidence to suggest that frequent physical exercise has many benefits on the human body which can even last a lifetime.
For example, in addition to helping the immune system and reducing the risk of many diseases, it also gives us benefits on a psychological or mental level that cannot be overlooked.
As you can see, and in addition to being something that we repeat constantly, it is very important to maintain an active and healthy life, and for this we will explain today the different types of general exercises that exist.
For what? In order to choose the one that best suits your goals and thus achieve the important benefit of maintaining an optimal state of health.
THE 4 BASIC TYPES OF EXERCISES
1: AEROBIC AND RESISTANCE EXERCISE
This type of exercise aims to increase cardiovascular endurance. Aerobic exercise requires a long-term training period in order for the trained muscles to maintain energy and cope with the presence of lactic acid.
Aerobic exercise takes advantage of aerobic metabolism allowing oxygen to help generate energy. Examples include hiking, hiking, running, swimming or even cycling.
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2: ANAEROBIC EXERCISE: SPEED AND POWER
This is a type of exercise that is based on muscle work, using as a motor the energy that comes from the short-term reserves stored in the muscles.
Anaerobic metabolism is crucial for hard training, where performance peaks last about 2 minutes.
Examples would be those sports where we do not appeal to endurance, such as: sprinting, weightlifting, high-intensity interval training, etc.
3: THE FLEXIBILITY EXERCISE
It is the third type of exercise that aims to improve the range of motion of muscles and joints. This would include everything related to stretching, such as Yoga and stretching.
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4: THE EXERCISES OF STRENGTH, BALANCE AND STABILITY
The last type of exercise but not least important, is the one that improves strength and therefore balance.
And improving balance allows us to feel more stable and helps prevent falls for example. This is especially important as we age, when the systems that help us maintain balance between our vision, our inner ear, and our muscles and joints tend to break down.
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TYPES OF EXERCISES ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF TRAINING
- STRENGTH TRAINING: uses resistances to build strength, endurance and muscle tissue.
- AGILITY TRAINING: It is a way to increase the ability to make rapid changes of position covering speed, balance, reflexes, strength, endurance and coordination.
- RESISTANCE TRAINING: Take advantage of some form of resistance (hydraulic or elastic) to work the muscles.
- SPEED AND POWER TRAINING: Speed and power training are very specific activities. The best way to train speed is with high-speed, low-resistance contractions.
- INTERVAL WORKOUTS: Allows the body to rapidly alternate the intensity of exercise over time intervals.
- CONTINUOUS RESISTANCE TRAINING: training for a long time without rest periods.
Exercise in short seeks to exert a certain pressure on the selected body part in order to increase its specific qualities.
Although keep in mind that too much stress will have negative effects.
Physical exercise also requires recovery time to repair any damaged tissue and promote the formation of new cells.
THREE TIPS TO APPLY TO YOUR EXERCISES AND ROUTINES
1) EXCESSIVE EXERCISE IS A HIGH-RISK ACTIVITY THAT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS. The risk of physical tissue damage is high, the trained muscle can quickly begin to release toxins into the bloodstream.
IF THERE IS INJURY, the result of the training will be lost and we will obtain a dramatic decrease in the ability to recover, so it is vitally important to avoid any practice or omit any important recommendations when it comes to preventing the injury.
2) EXERCISE PRODUCES NATURAL ENDORPHINS THAT AFFECT MOOD IN A POSITIVE WAY. Suddenly stopping training can have adverse effects on mood.
By breaking the hormonal balance this is destabilized and can create a feeling of depression or nervousness.
3) PHYSICAL EXERCISE REQUIRES THE BODY TO PRE-WARM UP TO HELP PREPARE FOR INTENSE TRAINING.
After this, a cooling period will help relax the body and restore normal functionality, such as the entire range of motion and a stable temperature.