Looking to get into shape and aren’t sure where to start? There’s a fair amount of choices out there, and a lot depends on your own fitness levels and abilities. It’s great to find something that is suitable to your own level, but to really get into the best shape possible; you will want a bit of both cardio and strength training to really improve your health.
The following exercises are not only some of the most common, but they are also some of the most effective too! These can be learned in no time at all, and you don’t even need to go to the gym for them either.
Walking
We all know how to walk, and barring disabilities, everyone can do it. This makes it one of the most accessible forms of exercise out there, as you can do it when and where you want. Treadmills are popular in the gym for walking and jogging, but you can as easily walk around your neighborhood and still gain the benefits.
Walking is one of the least strenuous forms of exercise, yet provides you with plenty of health benefits. It’s one of the most effective forms of cardiovascular exercise, helping your heart in many ways, such as reducing cholesterol levels and blood pressure. It burns calories too, making it great for weight loss, as well as promoting a healthy heart.
Starting with just ten minutes walking each day (or every second day) it’s a great way to start getting into shape. It won’t be long before you can walk for upwards of half an hour each time you lace up your shoes, which will leave you feeling in awesome shape in no time at all.
Interval Training
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is one of the most popular forms of exercise to emerge in recent years, and for good reason – it’s incredibly effective in getting you in shape.
The idea behind interval training is rather than working out for prolonged periods of exercise at the one steady and manageable pace, you instead up the intensity levels for shorter periods, taking quick recovery brakes between exercises. This can increase your fitness levels like never before.
It can be implemented across various types of exercises, from cardio to strength training and everywhere in-between. Take walking for example, with interval training you would push a very hard pace for an interval of walking, before reducing this and taking time to recover. You then up the intensity again for the same time period.
Longer workouts require longer breaks, but often interval training routines are designed to be fast and furious. This works the heart to its maximum capacity, meaning more calories are burned through the heart working much harder.
The efficient exercises don’t stop there! Read on to the next page for some more information about the most effective exercises to help improve your fitness levels.
