What is exercise ? exercise is any planned physical activity that is structured, and is repetitive for the purpose of conditioning and toning any part of the body. Exercise helps improve general health and allows individuals to maintain fitness and is a very critical component of any good physical rehabilitation program.
A good and long term Exercise regimen acts as preventive measure for not only treating coronary heart disease , osteoporosis but also helps reduce weakness, may prevent further worsening of diabetes, help reduce obesity , and reduce depression and keep it in check.
Exercise Safety Precautions:
Before beginning any exercise program, complete evaluation by a physician is very important. This is necessary to rule out any serious strain or possible muscle injuries and to pinpoint potential health risks.
Once health and fitness needs are planned, and any of the physical movement limitations for your safety are identified then you can start the exercise program. In all cases your exercise program must be under the health care professionals supervision. This is really important especially when you are performing exercise for alleviating symptoms or it is used as a part of rehabilitation. Stop the activity if you feel any symptoms such as dizziness, excessive shortness of breath, nausea. You should also consult your doctor at the first sign of chest pain during your exercise.
There are many types of exercises:
To increase or maintain joint function : range of motion. These exercises improve the movement of a specific joint. The three types of range of motion exercises are categorized as passive, assisted active or active depending on the contribution by the person performing the exercise.
Improve cardiovascular system: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Muscle strengths : Strengthening exercises to provide strengths to the appropriate groups. These exercises are intended for muscle strength and mass , bone strength, and to increase the body’s overall metabolism. Strength training stimulates the growth of proteins. There are three key types of strength training exercises – isometric, isotonic and isokinetic
Isotonic : Muscle contraction with joint movements: Isotonic exercise have movement of the joint along with muscle contraction. Weight training with dumbbells is one of the most common isotonic exercise..
Isokinetic : Calisthenics is also another example of isotonic exercise. These would include push-ups, and sit-ups. These exercises use the body weight as resistance. These exercises can be performed on open air with no additional equipments necessary.
Isometric : A simple example of isometric exercise is pressing your palm or leg against the wall. In these exercises the muscles contract and allows strengthening of particular muscle or muscle group. These types of exercises can be performed without any special equipment.
If you and your physician and the trainer consider you as physically fit then it is important to do all range of exercises rather than focusing on only one muscle groups. Create a proper complete body strengthening program and pay special attention to various muscle groups such as the gluteals, quadriceps, lateral thigh, hamstrings and calves. You may also want to consider weight room exercises such as squat, step-up.
A good exercise program not only benefits your health but also your psychological and emotional happiness. not only extend into the areas of physical health, but also enhances overall well-being.