Workouts, Yoga, and Pilates

Welcome to bodyandsoulworkout.net! Our Web site is dedicated to arming you with the information you need to be successful in meeting your fitness goals. We understand that working out isn’t always easy, and that having the right equipment can make the difference between a comfortable workout and an agonizing one. So welcome, we hope you enjoy your time here, and if you have any questions please send us an email, we’d be happy to answer them.

Working out is nothing new to humanity. Soldiers and athletes have trained to increase their physical prowess for millennia. What is new since the industrial revolution is the need for the average person to work out in order to stay in shape. You see, prior to the industrial revolution the majority of humanity got enough exercise in their daily life to keep them from succumbing to such maladies as diabetes, heart disease, or obesity. But since more and more of the “work” in our lives is taken care of for us by machines, we have steadily developed a less active and more sedentary life.

Think about it for a minute, the average person in the 1700’s would have had to work outside, or at least in a physical capacity. Farming, blacksmithing, tanning, forestry, and woodworking were all state of the art industries at the time. As machines were developed to take over the menial tasks, mankind adapted by creating more intellectual jobs that focused on things that we could do but a machine could not. As machines took over more and more of the laborious aspects of work, we used our bodies less and (supposedly) our minds more.

This leads to the unique predicament of the modern man. Food is no longer a resource that we must fight for and hope that we get enough of. Now we must worry about having enough exercise to keep our muscles active and strong. That brought about the advent of the workout not as a means of training, but as a way to keep healthy.

Since the inception of this idea, much research has been done on the most effective ways to work out. The state of science today is that there are two types of workouts: aerobic, and anaerobic. They serve different functions and are approached in a different manner. Anaerobic workouts focus on building up the burst potential of muscle groups. They must be extremely focused and intense, but also brief. Anaerobic metabolism is the creation of energy without the benefit of oxygen in your body, and it can only be reliably counted on for a maximum of two minutes at a time. These workouts are similar to the strength building exercises that athletes and soldiers have been doing for many years.

Aerobic workouts on the other hand focus on building your endurance and stamina. Aerobics stands for “with oxygen” and aerobic workouts improve your cardiovascular and respiratory systems because they require the body to be constantly supplied with more oxygen and fuel. These workouts are less targeted than anaerobic workouts, because they are more focused on the way your body’s core muscular systems are behaving. They will exercise muscles in groups rather than individuals. Instead of working your triceps, you will work your arms. Instead of working your calves you will work your legs. Popular examples of aerobic exercise include Pilates, yoga, step exercises, running, and cycling. You can find pilates and yoga equipment like a yoga mat online or at your local sports shop.

 

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