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Monday, March 24, 2014

Understanding Extreme Fitness And How It Can Work For You

By James Spann


In the past, as people simply going to work out while they worked. Manual labor involved lots of physical activity, so they didn't have to implement a workout regime into their daily routines. As a result of that, people today has to to find ways to exercise for their own good, considering many work in offices. This is where extreme fitness can give people the best of both worlds, or a good workout without having to invest too much time.

This concept is sweeping the nation because the challenging workouts have been found to provide the most benefits. With them, people can maintain their weight, reach their weight-loss goals, and of course, get fit and maintain that level of fitness throughout life. The important thing however, is to progress at a proper pace. Those who jump right into extreme workouts may actually cause themselves more harm than good, injuring their muscles, or even causing other more serious injuries to themselves.

One very popular program is known as CrossFit. It was developed in the year 2000, and focused on strengthening the body, promoting flexibility and cardio endurance. It uses gymnastics and aerobic exercise, as well as weightlifting and many other beneficial types of exercise.

The Tabata protocol is another example. It is also a high-intensity interval training involves intense training for 20 seconds, followed by a 10 second rest period. It goes on for a total of four minutes. This was created by a doctor with the same name from Japan, and his team of highly respected researchers who studied high intensity intermittent training.

Over the course of six weeks, the subjects were tested and studied. The outcome of the study was fascinating, where the subjects showed great improvement in both oxygen consumption and anaerobic capacity. Furthermore, they compared this four minute workout being equal to or better than one hour of endurance workouts.

This team of researchers studied the benefits and harmful effects of extreme workouts, but did not find any harmful effects. The only precaution noted was that this type of intense workout was meant for, and should only be undergone by those, who are already at a certain level of fitness. Therefore, the recommendation is to reach that level in other ways before engaging in such workouts.

Physical exercise is an important part of one's well-being. Simply put, it keeps people healthy. It builds stronger immune systems and stronger musculoskeletal bodies that can help them be more independent throughout their lives and fight off diseases. A sedentary lifestyle and a poor diet are responsible for the ever increasing chronic diseases today, which can be improved with some lifestyle changes.




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