Article 1: Barriers to fitness: Overcoming common challenges
The Mayo Clinic Staff (par. 1) examine the possible excuses that people provide to avoid training and exercises. The various reasons that individuals give include lacking adequate time, finding exercise boring, laziness, tiring, lack of support, self-consciousness, expensive, fear of getting hurt, not being athletic, and past failures in training. For each reason, Mayo Clinic Staff outlines several ways that individuals can utilize to overcome the barriers. It is vital for people to set aside adequate time to exercise by cutting down on other activities such as driving and sleeping. The training should include routines that the individual enjoys (Mayo Clinic Staff, par. 3). The person should also set realistic goals, take it easy and simple, and incorporate his or her support system in the exercises. As for the expenses associated with club fees, it is possible to conduct strength training regimes such as squats and pushups at home with inexpensive appliances.
Article 2: Resistance training – health benefits
The excerpt explores the health advantages of resistance training. The form of exercise assists in building strength, skeletal muscle size, and anaerobic endurance. By performing consistent and repetitive muscle-building exercises, the body can adapt to the resistance force associated with the activities. According to the Better Health Channel (par. 3), a well-rounded and articulate fitness program involves strength and resistance training to enhance ligament strength, joint function, lung and heart fitness, bone density, bone, and muscle strength. The variables involved in resistance training include repetitions, sets, breaks between sets, intensity, frequency, and exercises. The variables influence the potential outcomes in a resistance fitness program. Resistance training provides both mental and physical benefits such as improved balance and posture, increased self-esteem, pain management, greater stamina, enhanced muscle tone and strength, etc. (Better Health Channel, par. 7) As a beginner, it is essential not to overwork the joint and muscles to avoid adverse implications such as ruptures or deformities.
Works Cited
Better Health Channel. Resistance training – health benefits, 2016. Web. <https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/resistance-training-health- benefits>
Mayo Clinic Staff. Barriers to fitness: Overcoming common challenges, 2016. Web. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/fitness/art- 20045099?pg=1>
