Exercises for fitness

Cardiovascular exercise, strength training and flexibility exercises are important components of a fitness plan.

Cardiovascular exercise

The heart is the most active muscle in the body and regular exercise makes it work more efficiently. The type of exercise that conditions the heart is called aerobic exercise. Examples of aerobic exercise are walking, jogging, cycling, swimming or skipping.
A minimum of 30 minutes, five days of the week is necessary to improve functioning of the heart, lungs and circulatory system.

Strength Training

Strong muscles allow you to do activities with increased energy and ease. Strength training improves bone density, builds strength, enhances the metabolism, improves posture and shapes the body. You can strength train on various types of equipment in a health club, gym or at home. Train each major muscle group twice or thrice a week.

Stretching

Flexibility exercises keep the body supple, flexible and free from muscular stress. Do yoga asanas at least thrice a week or include stretching exercises in the warm-up or cool down phase of your exercise program. As a very famous person wrote that, menopause is a time to act out or live out our dreams.... Dreams that have been put on the back burner all of a sudden come to the front burner!