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How To Choose Your Exercise

You can always choose your exercise depending upon you body type or your fitness goals. Read on to know how to choose your workout...

Are you confused about which exercise to choose? Well, if you are clear in what you want, you can easily choose a fitness program.

There are so many varieties of exercises or fitness activities. Each of them serves a different purpose though all of them guarantee overall health.

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Consider your body type, health condition, lifestyle, weight, and your fitness goals before choosing a workout. Here are some options for you...

Strength

Strength

If your goal is muscle building, strength and power, there is no other alternative better than lifting weights. But it is better to join a gym and start off under the supervision of a gym instructor. Also, it is better to consult your doctor to see if your current health condition and age favour muscle building.

Flexibility

Flexibility

If you wish to make your body flexible and healthy, try yoga and gymnastics. Your fitness levels will improve and your overall health gets better. In fact such activities will also enhance the overall shape of your body though you can't expect bulging muscles.

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Endurance

Endurance

If your goal is to increase your stamina levels and pushing your endurance limits, keep running or choose cycling. You will soon be able to improve your breathing and stamina.

Agility

Agility

If agility is your target, try games like tennis, cricket and basketball. Also, mountain climbing helps improve fitness, agility, focus and concentration.

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Recreation

Recreation

If you want your fitness activity to help you both physically and mentally choose a team sport like football. It helps you sharpen your team building skills, strategy planning and also helps in boosting fitness levels.

Overall Health

Overall Health

Swimming is a good exercise that doesn't affect your joints. It also helps in boosting your overall health, stamina levels and burning calories.

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Combat Skills

Combat Skills

If self-defense is your target, choose boxing or martial arts. They improve your fitness levels, strength and also help you in defending yourself.

Story first published: Monday, January 23, 2017, 10:31 [IST]