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What are the ways people choose to exercise for fitness? :swimmer: -…
What are the ways people choose to exercise for fitness? :swimmer:
Individual fitness activities
Power walking/running
Recommended for people recovering from heart disease
Low blood pressure and HR
Swimming
Low impact, total body
Cardiovascular conditioning
Cycling
Cardiovascular exercise
Mountain, BMX, road, stationary
Weight training programs
Improve power and build muscle
Develop endurance and strength
Tai chi
Holistic: physical and mental wellbeing
Lower body posture: helps arthritis and back pain
Pilates/yoga
Improve muscle tone, strength and flexibility
Reduce stress - breathing exercises
Emerging individual fitness activities
Stand up paddle boarding
Parkour
Benefits: time and location is convenient, working within own ability
Group fitness activities
Aerobics/aquarobics
Pump/step/spin classes
Circuit training
Team games
Exercise for specific groups
Pregnancy
Exercise gently
Exercise for fun
Strengthen abdominal and pelvic floor muscles
Improve posture
Modifications - depending on doctor opinion and personal feeling
Recommended: pilates, yoga
Children
Fun and social
Skill development - low motor control
Varies due to age
Enjoy activity when young = more likely to continue later on
Recommended: sport activities, guided play
Elderly
Longer warm-up and cool-down
Reduced aerobic segment
Relaxation component
Principle focus: fun and social enjoyment
Modified low to moderate exercise
Recommended: pilates, aquarobics
Emerging group fitness activities
Krav Maga
Taekwondo
Zumba
Benefits: enhanced social life, accountability = motivation