Top Five Fitness Exercises

Exercises can be considered as a key to fitness. Exercising can be done only if you have a lot of determination and discipline. Exercising cannot be done quickly. You should keep aside the time of at least thirty minutes from your busy schedule to do it. You can’t expect maximum results, in less time. Morning is supposed to be the best time for exercising. A list of exercises given below helps you to maintain a fit and healthy body.

Aerobic exercises:
If you intend to lose weight, then the best thing you can do is to incorporate cardio exercises into your daily routine. Thirty minutes of cardio exercises can help you to lose weight and also gives you a healthy heart. If you don’t have time to do thirty minutes at a stretch, do not worry just do ten minutes, three times a day. Running is considered the most popular cardio exercise. It can burn around 300 calories in 30 minutes. Swimming and boxing are also good cardio exercises.

Interval exercises:
This is a combination of slow exercises and fast exercises. This exercise increases your metabolism makes the body burn calories faster and for a longer period. You combine a fast exercise and slow exercise for any type of exercises, both indoor and outdoor. Two minutes of slow exercise followed by two minutes of fast exercise, increase the muscle mass in your body. The increased muscle mass consumes the fat stored in your body, as fuel for maintenance.

Jumping rope:
Jumping rope exercises, improves your overall body condition, and burns a lot of calories, helping you to lose weight. It improves the condition of your heart and strengthens the muscles of the upper and lower part of your body and helps you to keep fit.

Squats and lunges:
These are two exercises that strengthen and build your muscles, and improve your looks and postures. The squats exercise tones the muscles around your abdomen, hips and legs.

Pushup:
Pushup exercises have been practiced for years. Pushups have been considered the best form of exercise for overall fitness. Pushup is the best exercise for the chest. It increases strength of the body and is also a great exercise for the abdominal muscles and muscles in the lower part of the body and brings stability o the hips. It helps you to get toned shoulders, butt and trunk. There are various types of pushups like basic pushup, one hand pushup, fingertip pushup, diamond pushup, knuckle pushup, ballistic pushup and many more.

Though there are various types of exercises, you should choose the right one. The exercise that suits your neighbor, might not suit you. People have different body, so select an exercise that suits your body and one with which you are comfortable. Don’t start rigorously. Always start slowly and then build up your pace. Before you start any type of exercise, always consult a physician, who will be able to guide you and advice you as to which fitness exercise is most suitable for you. And the most important thing to remember is that when you exercise you should drink plenty of water.

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