Fitness for All Adult Ages
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Use the following activity
tactics to get your body in gear:
The best workouts are those that last an hour or so, 3 to 5 times a week. Train in circuits if possible, whether you're focused on aerobics or weights. Such workouts will also provide as much as 8 hours of fat burning post-exercise.
In Your Twenties: Bike
riding, roller blading or even aerobic exercise can all wake the body
up. Perform activities that get the heart pumping for a minimum of
20 minutes a day. Although, the exercise can be performed in an hour,
it may burn out the body if you go from sedentary to hour spans of
exercise. A good fitness program can rotate cardiovascular exercise
on one day and then do weight training on the alternated days. (People
who are overweight or obese should obtain a stress test before starting
a new fitness program).
Thirties - Forties -
Stay on course with the exercise regimen from the twenties; however,
be mindful of injuries. Aches, pains and soreness identify the need
for medical attention. (For people over the age of forty who are starting
a new work-out program, a physical check-up is necessary).
You don't have to run to burn calories. A fast walk will burn on average 100 calories in 10 minutes when walking at a fast pace. Hold abs in and tighten those gluts to get an extra charge out of your walk.
Fifties - Sixties - Inactivity
between the ages of 50 - 60 can heighten the vulnerability of many
chronic diseases: diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
As a result, a group exercise program is a good way to socialize and
keep you motivated to keep the body in motion.
To increase lung capacity and endurance, add running up stairs to your workout routine. Working out on a vertical plane will burn more calories than a flat surface, so click the treadmill and the elliptical up to 10-15 once in a while.
Seventies and over: Regularly
scheduled physician check-ups should be maintained. The best exercises
to include in your regimen require balance and strengthening the muscles.
Yoga, Tai-Chi other martial arts are perfect for easing pressure on
the joints and tendons.
Working larger muscle groups burns more calories than smaller muscle groups, so when lifting weights or completing a free weight routine, work the large muscles groups like the legs, gluts and back.
