Weight Training and Aerobics in Body Mind Spirit Integration

Compare calisthenics to the two most popular forms of exercise: weight training and aerobics. Aerobic exercises are running, biking, brisk walking and swimming. According to Yoga Journal, aerobic exercise is anything that raises your heart rate to at least 55 percent of its maximum (the highest rate you can maintain during all-out effort is generally estimated at 220 minus your age). Calisthenics aren’t usually done fast enough and long enough to have a full aerobic effect, although some of the SEAL PT instructors deliver an intense combo of running and phys-ed drills; I often feel I’ve gotten my aerobic workout. Conscious calisthenics, with their focus on slow breath and movements, do not qualify as an aerobic exercise.

Weight training is done to build bigger and stronger muscles. In a gym, with proper weight machines, you can easily isolate the muscles you are training and adjust the weight of the exercise. With calisthenics you are limited to the weight of your body, for better or worse. Once you reach peak performance with calisthenics you can’t gain extra strength without going to a gym. But most folks aren’t even strong enough to lift or pull their own body weight. A regular push-up requires your arms to raise and lower two-thirds of that amount. Use alternative exercises to build the muscles strong enough to support the body’s full weight.

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