Strenght and Flexibility Training

September 20, 2012

Are you interested to know how to make health and fitness a part of your life? Specifically, do you have questions about strength and flexibility training and how it fits into an overall exercise program? What exactly is strength training? What is flexibility training? These are our current focus in our gym class for the next couple of weeks.

When it comes to health and fitness, “training” refers to the process of improving one’s body and mind. Through various exercises, sports, and other physical activities, you can “train” your body into shape. Likewise, through meditation, quiet thinking, and certain mind-centering activities such as yoga or tai chi, it’s possible to “train” your mind to settle and relax, to reach a state of comfort and rest.

Strength and flexibility are two important and related components of overall fitness. Strength training leads to improvements in strength—the ability of your muscles to exert force and endure exercise. Flexibility training leads to improvements in flexibility—your ability to stretch, bend, and reach.

So how are strength and flexibility related? The more you increase your flexibility, the more you can potentially increase your strength. And the stronger and more stable your muscles become, the more likely it is you can push the limits of your flexibility. It takes strength to be flexible, and it takes flexibility to be strong!

Lets keep moving!

Respectfully yours,

Mr. Rojas