Types of Physical Activity
There are three types of physical exercises that a person can do to keep active: endurance, flexibility and strength activities.
- Endurance activities increase your heart rate and strengthen your heart and your lungs. Examples include: dancing, skating, cycling and brisk walking.
- Flexibility activities improve your body’s ability to move and assist in keeping your muscles and joints relaxed. Examples include: yard work, vacuuming, stretching and golf.
- Strength activities create and maintain muscle and keep bones strong. Examples include: raking leaves, climbing stairs, lifting free weights and push-ups.
It is easy to incorporate endurance, flexibility and strength activities into your daily routine for active living. Activities such as normal household chores can fit into more than one of the above categories, and it is simple enough to switch to using the stairs instead of taking the elevators at work.
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