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Key Components of Exercise
Key Components of ExercisePg 1TranscriptExercise is one of the best things you can do for your body and overall health. To maximize thebenefits of exercise and protect yourself from injury, it is important you include all the keycomponents of exercise in your routine, to ensure your entire body gets the attention it needs.Your complete exercise plan should include some form of cardiovascular training, resistancetraining, flexibility training and core strengthening.Cardiovascular Training includes any exercise that increases your heart rate. After a few minutes,it makes you breathe more heavily. It exercises your heart and lungs, improving your entirecardiovascular system. It’s also a great way to burn calories and lose weight.Try walking, biking, jogging, playing sports, and dancing to increase your heart rate and get thebenefits from cardiovascular training.Resistance Training includes any activity that works your muscles against an opposing force.Resistance training increases muscle mass and strength. And while you are increasing muscle youare also burning calories and fat, creating a more strong, lean and healthy body.You may think resistance training only means lifting weights, but you can also use gravity, itemsaround the house or even your own body. Try push-ups, resistance bands, free weights or soupcans to add resistance training into your routine.Flexibility Training includes any exercise that increases your body’s ability to move in a full rangeof motion. When you stretch, for example, you are lengthening the muscles in that area of thebody, increasing its ability to move further.Longer, more flexible muscles can prevent injury and provide a better mind/ body balance.Take time to relax and stretch to feel better and reduce stress.Finally, your core is a band of muscle groups around your stomach, pelvis, hips and back.Together these muscles cushion your inner organs, link your upper and lower body, and supportyour spine and head.A strong core improves your overall body strength as well as your posture, balance and stability.Add swimming, planking, golf or racquet sports into your routine to get a stronger core.Each type of exercise, cardiovascular, resistance, flexibility and core strengthening, work besttogether in your exercise plan.Cardiovascular training is much easier with strong muscles that can help you reach greaterendurance. Strong muscles can be protected from injury and pain with flexibility exercises. Andyour entire body is only as strong as your core. Your core can help you power through to greaterstrength, endurance and flexibility, at the same time protecting you from injury.This program is for informational purposes only; for all health related issues please contact your healthcareprovider. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this videofor medical decision making. gn_10214_98 ©Milner-Fenwick, Inc.Key Components of ExercisePg 2Meet with a personal trainer, or healthcare provider to put all of the different elements together inyour plan. Then you are giving your entire body all the tools it needs to be protected, strong, andhealthy. Or check out some websites for suggestions. Just make sure to include all forms ofexercise to benefit your entire body. And make sure to keep it fun, that’s the only way you will stickwith it!This program is for informational purposes only; for all health related issues please contact your healthcareprovider. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this videofor medical decision making. gn_10214_98 ©Milner-Fenwick, Inc.
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Learn how to perform tricep kickback/extensions, and what they do to strengthen the body.
Learn how to properly perform a seated chest press, which helps to strengthen the muscles in the chest as well as the triceps.
Understand the benefits cardiovascular training has on your body and learn ways to include it in your exercise plan.
See how to correctly perform the standing row exercise, using an exercise band.
