Working Out Should Be Fun!

Fitness should not only be fun, but it should benefit your well being and your health. For myself, I believe that working out shouldn’t be a chore, but something that you do to keep yourself healthy and fit. Of course, having a nice body is a reason why I want to be fit, but I also want to be in shape. I don’t want the mildest thing to result in myself huffing and puffing.

I hate being bored. I like variety in workouts so I believe that in order to enjoy exercising, planning what you’re going to do each day will not only accomplish a certain part of the body you’re working on, you’ll feel mentally accomplished as well.

According to this article, you should consider these activities beneficial to what you’re trying to accomplish:

- Swimming improves cardiovascular conditioning, muscle strength, endurance, posture and flexibility. Swimming works shoulder and leg muscles, and it takes the pressure off your joints. “It’s also great for the core – for your abs and your back,”

- Biking gives the legs a workout, while putting a low level of stress on the joints. A recumbent bike will work the gluts, while an upright bike focuses on the quads.

- Jogging or running, one of the top calorie-burning exercises, is great for your leg muscles. To prevent injury, however, those who are out of condition should begin with walking, and work up to intervals of walking and jogging.

- Elliptical machines provide variety with a number of programs and take pressure off the joints. Different settings, such as resistance and incline, give you a more strenuous workout.

- Stair-climbers provide an intense cardiovascular workout, and are weight-bearing, making them beneficial for weight loss.

- Aerobics add fun to a workout, and at the same time burn a lot of calories. The variety of movement boosts coordination as well.

- Pilates and yoga enhance flexibility and strengthen the core muscles in the abdomen and back.

For best results, they say to work up to 30 minutes a day, every day. Weight lifting should be incorporated 2 or 3 times a week and alternate days to allow muscles to rest. Of course as workouts get easier than the way you started, you should increase intensity.