Fitness

WHICH WOULD WOULD YOU CHOOSE? CARDIO OR

WEIGHT TRAINING

•DOES CORE WORK MEAN DOING A LOT OF ABDOMINAL CRUNCHES?

THERE IS MORE TO CORE WORKOUT THAN JUST DOING ABDOMINAL CRUNCHES

Abdominal crunch Bent-leg curl up

Reverse crunch Pelvic tilt

Core Workout

MORE….REFER TO PAGE 244

Lateral bridge Leg press

Lat pull down Back extension

Core workout

DOES STRENGTH TRAINING LIMIT MY FLEXIBILITY?

STRETCHING TRAINING DOES NOT LIMIT YOUR

FLEXIBILITY.

IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO STRETCH YOUR MUSCLES, “IT HELPS FATIGUED MUSCLES TO

REESTABLISH THEIR NORMAL RESTING LENGTH” PAGE 274

“STRETCHING PROGRAMS INCREASES CIRCULATION TO THE

MUSCLES BEING STRETCHED, PREVENTS LOW-BACK AND OTHER

SPINAL COLUMN PROBLEMS, IMPROVES AND MAINTAINS GOOD POSTURAL ALIGNMENT” PAGE 273

WILL STRETCHING BEFORE A WORKOUT DECREASE MY CHANCES FOR INJURY?

THE ANSWER IS YESSSSS!!!!

• STRETCHING BEFORE OR AFTER EXERCISE IS MORE EFFECTIVE FOR PREVENTING INJURIES. PAGE 282

• A GOOD TIME TO STRETCH IS AFTER AN AEROBIC WORKOUT. PAGE 282

• HIGHER BODY TEMPERATURE IN ITSELF HELPS TO INCREASE THE JOINT RANGE OF MOTION. PAGE 282

IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW MY RESTING HEART RATE?

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR HEART RATE

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR RESTING HEART RATE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE EXERCISING YOU WANT TO

MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HEART IS GETTING THE WORKOUT IT NEEDS.

YOUR HEART HAS TO GET TO A CERTAIN NUMBER IN ORDER TO BURN CALORIES OR FAT.

YOU ALSO WHAT TO KNOW YOUR RESTING HEART RATE IN CASE OF YOUR IN STROKE VOLUME OR CARDIAC

OUTPUT. PAGE 190

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