Thursday, June 5, 2014

I have discovered the best exercise ever...

There are many places you will see talking about the "best exercise." The one that burns the most calories or builds the most muscle or makes you look the hottest (something I really need to work on). Some say it is burpees, others say the perfect push up, some say swimming, what other suggestions have you seen? No matter what all of them say, I have found the best exercise.

Do you get that feeling when you do your exercise?


The best exercise ever is...the one you enjoy enough to keep doing. While many exercises might burn calories at a higher rate than others or focus on more full body function, if you don't do them, they don't matter. No, all of you hardcore workout people won't find this helpful, but that's because you already have the workout life ingrained into you. For others starting out, it helps to find that exercise that will keep bringing you back. Perhaps it is running, perhaps it is basketball, it may be tennis, weight lifting or just walking. Whatever it is you love, can lead to a healthy lifestyle and lead to more exercising.

Try different things to see what moves you.
Whatever your "best exercise" is, additional workouts can help improve on it, and you. Adding tennis can provide excellent cardio and core training. Adding weight lifting can strengthen performance and help with bone density. Running benefits from leg workouts and mixing in cross-training such as lifting, biking, or hiking. Exercise helps with health, stress, and some even say it helps with...what was I talking about? Oh, memory.

Find something you enjoy and make it a part of your life. Perhaps branch out from it and you might find something you never knew you liked. Whatever you do, be safe and get out there and GET SOME!