- Outline of exercise
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to exercise:
Exercise – any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as for the purpose of enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity.[1][2]
Contents
Nature of exercise
Main article: Exercise- Essential component of self-care
- Essential activity of General Fitness Training
- Essential for maintaining good health
Types of exercise
- Aerobics
- Body building
- Calisthenics
- Circuit training
- Cycling
- Functional training
- Hiking
- Jump Rope
- Physical therapy
- Pilates
- Running
- Sport
- Sports training
- Swimming
- Plyometrics
- Walking
- Hatha yoga
History of exercise
Exercise equipment
Main article: Exercise equipment- Abdomenizer
- Aerobie
- Air flow ball
- BOSU
- Balance board
- Baoding Balls
- Bicycle
- Bone exercise monitor
- Bowflex
- Bulgarian Bag
- Bullworker
- Carva
- Communications Specification for Fitness Equipment
- Cybex International
- Elliptical trainer
- Exercise machine
- Exercise ball
- Exertris
- Fitness trail
- Galileo
- Gamebike
- Gravity boots
- Grippers
- Gymnasticon
- Heart rate monitor
- Hydraulic Exercise Equipment
- ICON Health & Fitness
- Indoor rower
- Inversion therapy
- Mallakhamb
- Medicine ball
- NordicTrack
- PCGamerBike
- Pedometer
- Pole dance
- Power tower
- Power-Plate
- Punching bag
- Range of Motion
- Resistance band
- Roman chair
- RowPerfect
- Scrum machine
- Slant board
- Soloflex
- Stairmaster
- Stationary bicycle
- Thighmaster
- Total Gym
- Treadmill
- Treadmill Desk
- Treadmill with Vibration Isolation System
- Treadmill workstation
- Wheelchair trainer
- Wobble board
- Wrist roller
Weight-lifting equipment
- Barbell
- Bench (weight training)
- Bowflex
- Bulgarian Bag
- Cable machine
- Captains of Crush Grippers
- Dip bar
- Dumbbell
- Halteres (ancient Greece)
- Indian clubs
- Iron rings
- IronMind
- Ivanko Barbell Company
- Kettlebell
- Leg press
- Power cage
- Shake Weight
- Smith machine
- Soloflex
- Total Gym
- Trap bar
- Universal Gym Equipment
- Weight machine
- York Barbell
Exercise trends
Main article: Exercise trendsPhysiology of exercise
Main article: Exercise physiology- Aerobic exercise
- Anaerobic exercise
- Body fat percentage
- Exercise induced nausea
- Grip strength
- Maximum heart rate
- Heart monitor
- Muscle hypertrophy
- Pulse
- Stretching
- Supercompensation
- Warming up
- Weight cutting
- Weight loss
Miscellaneous concepts
People influential in the field of physical fitness
- Roger Bannister
- Lance Armstrong
- John Basedow
- Robyn Landis
- Joseph Pilates
- Susan Powter
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Jack LaLanne
See also
References
- ^ Stampfer, M. J.; Hu, F. B.; Manson, J. E.; Rimm, E. B.; Willett, W. C. (2000). "Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women through Diet and Lifestyle". New England Journal of Medicine 343 (1): 16–22. doi:10.1056/NEJM200007063430103. PMID 10882764.
- ^ Hu., F., Manson, J., Stampfer, M., Graham, C., et al. (2001). Diet, lifestyle, and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women. The New England Journal of Medicine, 345(11), 790–797. Retrieved October 5, 2006, from ProQuest database.
External links
- Yahoo! Health
- Alberta Centre for Active Living Physical Activity @ Work website
- American College of Sports Medicine website
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