Effective Fitness

The dictionary describes the word ‘Fitness’ as being in good physical condition, an effective fitness training program is the one which gets you in shape. However the concept of fitness may differ from individual to individual. To help you better understand, maybe for a soccer player doing 10 laps of the track is being fit but on the other hand for a non athlete doing 4 laps is being fit. The tools to achieve fitness may also vary from individual to individual. Someone may prefer doing cardiovascular exercises to keep fit while others may prefer weight training. Here are a few elements of fitness training that will help you develop your own effective fitness training program. If you planing to hire a personal trainer check if he or she has an fitness training certification and clearly understands your goals and capacity.

Effective Fitness Training Programs

An effective fitness training program will help you build strength, stamina and make your more agile and flexible. So if you want to improve your fitness levels you need to stick to some basic principles it doesn’t matter whether you are a soccer player or a potato couch. One you need to incorporate exercises that will increase your stamina, two you need to build strength, three you need to eat right and last but not least take proper rest.

Stamina Building Exercises
One of the parameters of fitness is stamina, hence you need to incorporate exercises that will help you build your stamina. If you go to the gym for cardiovascular exercises use the treadmill, exercise bike, cross trainer, stair stepper, rowing machine, etc. If you are a beginner start with low intensity workout and do it for 15-20 minutes, later on increase the intensity and take it up to 35-40 minutes. If you don’t go to the gym try jogging or swimming to increase your stamina. Another important thing to remember is adding variety to your program other wise you risk getting bored and discontinuing the fitness regimen. Joining aerobic exercises classes or dance forms like zumba are some of the other ways to increase your stamina levels.

Strength Training Exercises
Being fit is having the strength to do things that we come across in our routine lives, this again is an relative concept. The strength required by an athlete will be more than a non athlete so the exercise and intensity of the routine will vary for individual to individual. If for example your lifestyle requires you to lift moderate to heavy weight, then include more of lower body workouts in your routine. Hence an effective soccer fitness training program will concentrate on leg exercises. If you go to the gym five days a week design a program that will allow you to involve all the muscle groups. Do exercise like squats, bench press, bicep curls, triceps extensions, lateral raises, lateral pull down, etc. if you workout without weights, include pull ups, push ups and abs exercises in your strength training routine.

Diet and Rest
Some of the most ignored aspects of a fitness regimen are proper diet to nourish the body and proper rest to help it heal and recover. Some of the foods you need to cut down on or totally avoid are deep fried food products like chips and chicken. You will also need to include green veggies in your diet plan to gain optimum levels of fitness. If you can include some supplements in your training program like whey protein, vitamin supplements, etc. Adequate rest is also important for your muscles to recover after an workout routine so ensure you take 1-2 days rest in your weekly routine. When it comes to training more is not necessarily better.

Devising an effective fitness training program is quiet simple if you stick to these basic principles and stick to the program. Do not expect immediate results give it at least 3-6 months and use effective means to measure your performance, like maintaining a workout sheet.