Fitness Ideas for Teenagers
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Here are some very important fitness ideas for teenagers. This will help you to know how to do exercise and lose or gain weight. There are different types of exercises that should be part of your life.
Vigorous Aerobic Exercise
· It includes sports like tennis, football, volleyball, basketball, etc.
· It also includes brisk walking, cycling, swimming, running, or chasing
· Make sure of wearing proper protective gear when you are doing vigorous exercise, carry on this activity for at least 3 times a week.
Muscle-Strengthening
· This type of exercise will help to build muscular strength and endurance
· It can involve using playground equipment, climbing trees, etc.
· Always do muscle stretching exercise in the presence of a coach, trainer or expert.
· You can do this type of activity 2 - 3 days a week
Regular Activity
· Along with participating in a sport, you should carry on other activities like riding your bike, running, etc.
· This can include active games, taking walks, wrestling or tossing a ball in the backyard.
· These are activities that you can do everyday
Fitness Ideas for Teenagers
If in case you don’t have time to play games or participate in different activities, you can follow the below mentioned ideas:
- Walk, bike or skate from your home to school
- Join gym in any local community center to do exercise under the guidance of instructors.
- You can also follow the Exercise TV, or channels which are guiding you for exercise.
- When you are hanging out in the mall, walk around rather than staying in one spot or eating junk.
- Plan your new routine where you can walk
- You can also use an exercise video in your own bedroom
- You can also take your dog for a long walk
Along with this, the American Heart Association suggests some ideas for teenage exercise. Keep in mind that your exercise should never hurt you, especially during the starting weeks of your workout program.
Ten Exercise that a Teenager Must Do
Here are 10 exercise advices that can help a teenager:
- Running and walking should be the most important part of your daily activity.
- As running doesn't cost much, buy good shoes specifically for running so as to avoid any accident.
- When you exercise, your heart becomes much more efficient and pumps more blood and oxygen throughout your body. It also results in increased level of HDL to protect from heart attacks in old age.
- Aerobic exercise will help your body to perform longer and efficiently
- The more exercise one can do, the more energy he/she has for hours afterwards.
- It also makes you feel pleasant physically and mentally. It makes your metabolic rate normal.
All these fitness ideas for teenagers will definitely help you to find a way towards active lifestyle.
About the Author
Robert Sudby has practiced as a General Physician in Cleveland for a number of years. He is retired but still likes to share fitness secrets and tips with people. You can benefit from his articles on fitness and general well being
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