Four Ways to Improve Your Physical Strength
While COVID-19 gave us all a relaxing period, we have tended to become more laid back and the motivation to improve our physical health has decreased. While this may not be true for all, a lot of people have found it hard to keep fit post-lockdown. We all know that physical strength is very important for you and your body! But what should we do to improve it? Here are some very useful steps that can improve physical strength with the right amount of commitment and persistence!
1. Number of Repetitions
Weight training is key for muscle-building. When you’re building muscles, you would think that you need to focus on lifting the heaviest weight possible. But no matter what, you will need to use the weight in more repetitions until you start to get better at it. The repetitions will help your body to get used to the amount of weight you are lifting and thus, enable you to gradually increase the weights.
2. Bench Step Up
This exercise will be beneficial or helpful to play any sport that involves running (which most of them do)! The bench step up is also very easy to do.
First, you will need a bench which is approximately the height of your knee. Then simply step up onto the bench and step down, in the beginning only 20 bench step ups are fine. But if you want to make it a little more difficult then you can use dumbbells/weights while doing the bench step ups. The increased weights build more tension on your muscle and increase the intensity of the exercise.
3. Leg Squats
The leg squat is a simple and effective exercise that can be used to build physical strength. Stand with your feet slightly separated and put one leg slightly in front of the other on a step. Lean forward until your knee is almost leveled to the ground. Then return to the starting position and repeat the exercise 10 times. Switch to your other leg and repeat another 10 times.
4. Hops
Hopping can be used to work on certain muscles. This is a perfect exercise for anyone who is training to run. This is because the movements between muscles are very similar to when running. Hop as fast as you can for 20 seconds. Then swap feet and repeat on the other leg. You can also slightly adjust this by bouncing from one foot to the other.
Weight training might seem daunting at first but starting off with simple and effective exercises can quickly enable you to train your body for weightlifting. The key is to be consistent with your exercises and to challenge yourself.
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