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Health Benefits Of Jumping Jacks

Jumping jacks are a form of exercise. If you are into intense workouts, you can perform jumping jacks to warm up your system or simply enjoy the cardio-vascular benefits of jumping jacks. You can involve your legs and hands and in fact move your entire body during the workout. This will help you enhance your stamina and also helps your body get used to co-ordination skills. Do them to maximise your endurance levels too.

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Do you know how to do jumping jacks? Well, simply stand on the floor with legs together. Now, jump into the air and land on the ground. While you jump, your hands must raise and touch each other above your head. And your legs should go a bit wide (60 cms). That is step one. Now, again jump and come back to normal position bringing your legs together and hands to your sides. Now, let us go into the physical benefits of jumping jacks.

Endurance

Endurance

You will be able to build up your endurance levels gradually if you perform jumping jacks regularly. Also, your body starts getting flexible.

Heart

Heart

This workout is healthy for your heart. If your perform them regularly, you can prevent certain heart diseases and even diabetes. This is one of the health benefits of jumping jacks.

Metabolism

Metabolism

You will be able to increase the speed of your metabolism with this workout. A fast metabolism can burn calories efficiently.

Burning Calories

Burning Calories

If you are wondering how to burn excess calories then performing jumping jacks would be a good idea. This workout burns enough calories.

Lose Weight

Lose Weight

This workout helps you shed those extra pounds faster. This is one of the health benefits of jumping jacks. Perform them regularly to enjoy those benefits.

Muscles

Muscles

As this workout challenges your deltoids, calves and your abdomen, muscles in those areas get strengthened.

Strong Bones

Strong Bones

This workout is said to strengthen your bones too. When your bones are strong, you can reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

Story first published: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 19:51 [IST]
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