What Type Of Exercise Is Best For You?

Not everyone has the same fitness goals, and it would be a huge mistake to believe so.While a huge percentage of gym-goers work out to lose weight, there are still traditionalists who are in it for the thrill of bodybuilding.In the past decade however, a number of new-age gyms have opened that have offered classes in functional fitness and circuit training for overall health.

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Now, choosing the best exercise for you depends on your goals. If you’re a student of old-school bodybuilding and your heroes are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Frank Zans, Dorian Yates, and Big Ronnie Coleman, then isolation exercises are best for you.These are exercises that target a single muscle group at a time, focusing on growing them.Isolation exercises emphasize aesthetics over functionality.

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On the other end of the spectrum, a newer group of more health-conscious individuals have started a global movement through gyms like CrossFit. If you consider everyday movement and overall strength and endurance more important than how you look, then compound exercises may just be your thing. Compound exercises are what functional fitness is all about. These exercises generally involve two or more muscle groups per rep and train both strength and endurance.

Work out your goals so to speak, and choose wisely.

I’m Todd Benderson and my passion is health and fitness. Subscribe to this Twitter account for more discussion on health and fitness.

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