Fitness

Exercise helps you lose weight
To lose weight you need to exercise. Exercise is fundamental for a healthy weight loss. If you have not exercised for a long time, it can be very hard to start and include physical activities in your daily routine, but with a good effort and some tips you can achieve it. 
There is no point in starting working out 1 or 2 hours a day doing very intensive exercise because you will feel tired very quickly, your muscles will hurt a lot and you will probably give up even before you see any results. The ideal is to start slowly with lower intensity. Walking is great because you can start with 30 minutes and very easily increase to 1 hour at least three times a week. You can start by walking slow and try to increase your pace or even run a bit.

Types of exercises 
There are three different types of physical exercises and you should commit yourself to include all of them in your training.
Remember that warming up before any type of exercise is essential. 10 or 15 minutes is enough.

Flexibility (Stretching, Range-of-Motion) Exercises
Stretching exercises should be done every day. They are the most important of all your exercises. Flexibility exercises will help you warm-up for strengthening and cardio exercises by getting your body moving, and help you relax and release tension from your body. You need 10 to 15 minutes of flexibility exercises a day. Once you can do 15 continuous minutes, you should be able to add strengthening and aerobic exercises to your routine.

Here is a video with ideas for flexibility exercises





Strengthening (Resistance) Exercises
These exercises use weight or resistance to make your muscles work harder, thereby helping them get stronger and increasing your muscle mass.
Strengthening exercises should be done every other day after warming up with some flexibility exercises.

Here is a set of videos of strengthening exercises for abs, waist, legs, buttocks, hips, arms, chest, etc.










Cardiovascular (Aerobic) Exercises
Cardiovascular (aerobic or endurance) exercise is any physical activity that uses muscles of the body in rhythmic, continuous motions. This includes walking, running, dancing, swimming and bicycling, among others. These exercises are extremely beneficial for body. First of all, they strengthen the heart and enhance the lung capacity. The cardio exercises are also suitable means of maintaining perfect metabolism and burning calories. Experts say that a regular habit of cardio exercises also helps you relieve stress as it promotes restful sleep and helps you relax.



Try to include aerobic activity in your fitness program three to four times each week for 30 minutes each session. You can work up to this goal slowly, starting with as little as 5 minutes and increasing as you get stronger and are able.
If you’ve tried exercising before, but were unsuccessful, don’t make a mistake by trying the same way this time. Do something new. Pick activities you can easily work into your day or find a friend to exercise with.
Remember, your goal is to keep moving. Set some exercise goals and track them.

This video shows some good aerobic exercises for beginners
 

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