Top 7 Most Effective Exercises
Webmd.com has a great article about the 7 most effective exercises that you can do. Some of them aren’t very surprising..for example, push-ups. Most articles I’ve read have claimed that the push-up is one of the best exercises you can do. There are so many versions you can do too…some that build chest muscle, some that build back muscle, some work on your triceps, etc. Check out the rest of the exercises from their list below.
1. Walking
2. Interval training
3. Squats
4. Lunges
5. Push-ups
6. Abdominal Crunches
7. Bent-over Row
They also had a good quote at the end of the article which discusses technique and form. It is so true. If you go into some of the meathead gyms like 24 Hour Fitness you’ll see a lot of kids trying to lift ridiculously heavy weights….way more than they can reasonably lift. Why? To look cool. The problem, as suggested below, is that your form suffers and therefore you don’t end up getting the same results.
These seven exercises are excellent, efficient choices, the experts say. But with just about any strength or resistance exercise, says Petersen, the question is not so much whether the exercise works as how well you execute.
The trouble is that poor form can change the whole exercise, putting emphasis or even strain on different areas than intended. This can hurt, rather than help you.