'Di Ko Na Mapipigilan! - Exercises to Keep Your Body Moving

By Stephanie Dizon

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In the midst of the pandemic, everyone is in voluntary need of doing something inside the comfort of their respective homes. Of course, each individual has their own ways to keep themselves moving, whether it just involves the cogs in our brain or our body. But if you are that type of person who prefers both body and mind to multitask like blasting music in the early morning while moving your hips to the groove and mopping the floor, then the option of doing body conditioning exercises might fit you very well!

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Wait, what are Body Conditioning Exercises?

Body conditioning exercises is a type of fitness that focuses on working your overall body from limbs to core strength. From the likes of developing strength, improving flexibility and endurance, and increase coordination and speed, these said exercises target toning your muscles and builds a balanced, stable figure.

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What are its Benefits?

The exercises that falls under this category are endless and versatile! And because it has all the exercises that balances every parts of your body to improve on, you have a lesser chance to hurt or injure yourself during the process, says Renee Pickett, a Strong Nation master trainer.

Body conditioning exercises are actually a form of anaerobic exercise, or the involvement of quick energy movements executed in a maximum effort with little time. And since most anaerobic exercises don’t require much equipment to use, you can freely do this anywhere around your home, whether it’d be on the living room or in your own bedroom. Here are more benefits on what body conditioning exercises can do to your health:

ON BURNING CALORIES:

Doing body conditioning exercises are very helpful for people who wants to lose weight, since increasing muscle mass helps you lose calories. Your body relies on energy sources that helps break down glucose to power itself, rather than oxygen.

ON MENTAL HEALTH:

As you continue to regularly improve your physical health on doing exercises, your mind comes into play. Study show that people suffering with the likes of depression, anxiety, and ADHD gives them more energy thorughout the day, relieves stress, develop sharp and focused memory, and feel positive about themselves whenever they regularly exercise. Not only that, it helps other get getter sleep to help regulate sleeping patterns and result on making more healthy coping mechanism.

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Here are some key exercises to start your heart pumping and blood flowing. They may look intense, but if incorporated in your daily routine, there will be great results to see!

Burpees

Imagine combining squats and push ups but with jumping, and you have the hardest looking exercise you’ve ever seen. This movement will test your cardio capacity, strength, and endurace from how you will execute both two known exercises at once.

Mountain climbing

If planking is already hard enough, this exercise incorporates your legs and feet to get your core muscles working and your arms steady.

Squat Jumps

You see that right; this powerful and another intense exercise proves to strengthen the lower part of the body and help burn calories by increasing heart rate and helps you bulid a better posture.

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