During my dance class back in the University days as a Theatre Arts student, one routine that could never be left out before dance rehearsal commences was exercise. This is done to relief all dancers of tension and to enable flexibility. One day, after the exercise, we began the tedious routines and during a short break, I could feel my body giving in, my breathing was fast paced and I knew I needed plenty of rest and time may not permit that. We would be asked to get back to work soonest. Our dance instructor began commending our efforts and said to me “Ubelejit, you know the routine but you need to build stamina”. I didn’t feel good about his comment because I knew I was trying all I could to push my body and stretch my capacity but after repeated times of saying it, I had to accept the truth, I needed to build stamina, to build resistance.
Resistance is one important thing all beginners planning to hit the gym have to build. Sometimes, people don’t realise they lack stamina or ability to retain stress till they put themselves on the line and this is where resistance training comes to play.
Resistance training also called strength training or weight training is the use of resistance to muscular contraction, to build the strength, anaerobic endurance and size of skeletal muscles.
It is based on the principle that muscles of the body will work to overcome a resistance force when they are required to do so. When you do resistance training repeatedly and consistently, your muscles become stronger.
To undertake resistance training or any kind of workout training, it is advisable that one must visit his or her doctor to be sure they don’t have any health challenges. Some resistance training are resistance band, free weights, weight machines.
To warm up for resistance training, you can start with light aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling or rowing for around five minutes in addition to a few dynamic stretches.
To be inspired:
- Fix your mind on your overall fitness goals and vision.
- Decide how many days you can dedicate to a strength training.
- Pick the exercises you’d do on each training day.
If you always have before you what you aim to achieve with your fitness journey, you’d determine to build the needed resistance to keep going and ditch the idea of giving up. Here’s what the Bible says about not giving up and apply it to your fitness goal.
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”. Galatians 6:9.
Source: Better Health Channel
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