Exercise is activity performed in order to develop or maintain physical fitness and overall health. It is also necessary for improving athletic ability. Frequent and regular physical exercise helps prevent some diseases of affluence such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity."Nowadays these diseases are very common all over the world and everybody should be conscious about this. Practicing sports is not only necessary to have a good figure, but also to be healthy"^[1][2]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to exercise:

[edit] Essence of exercise

• Essential component of self-care
• Essential activity of General Fitness Training
• Essential for maintaining good health

[edit] Aspects of exercise

• Exercise trends

[edit] Types of exercise

• Aerobics
• Body building
• Calisthenics
  • Abdominal exercise
• Circuit training
• Cycling
• Functional training
• Hiking
• Jump Rope
• Pilates
• Running
• Sport
• Sports training
  • Altitude training
  • Boxing training
  • Complex training
  • Cross training
  • Grip strength training
  • Interval training
  • Long slow distance
  • Strength training
  • Weight training
    • Resistance training
    • Training to failure
• Swimming
• Walking
• Hatha yoga

[edit] History of exercise

• History of aerobic exercise
• History of body building

[edit] General exercise concepts

• Body fat percentage
• Exercise induced nausea
• Exercise physiology
• Grip strength
• Maximum heart rate
• Heart monitor
• Muscle hypertrophy
• Personal trainer
• Pulse
• Stretching
• Supercompensation
• Warming up
• Weighted clothing
• Weight cutting
• Weight loss

[edit] Exercise leaders and scholars

• Roger Bannister
• John Basedow
• Robyn Landis
• Joseph Pilates
• Susan Powter
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Jack LaLanne

[edit] Exercise lists

• Weight training exercises

[edit] See also

Health portal

• Outline of health
• Outline of nutrition
• Exercise physiology

[edit] External links

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• Yahoo! Health
• [http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/workplace/ Alberta Centre for Active Living Physical Activity @ Work website
• Center for Disease Control website
• American College of Sports Medicine website

[edit] References