Are body weight exercises for you? Whether you are a man or woman, body weight exercises can be a very important part of your general exercise program, and here are the reasons why.

* Easy to do. * Don't need fancy and / or dear hardware. * No gym membership required. * You can do them anywhere at home, when you're on vacation or traveling for business. * Just about unlimited variations and sorts of exercise movements to challenge any level of fitness and / or strength. * Because you are using your body weight and no a machine or free weights, body weight exercises are much safer.

Now body weight exercises are just an alternative name for any movement that pits one part / muscle of your body against another. As an example a standard military pushup is a body weight exercise. Pushups pit your biceps, triceps and shoulders and chest against your full body weight. You can nearly think about a pushup as a upside down bench press, but without the need for a spotter. Another body weight exercise would be leg squats. Pull-ups are also a body weight exercise. In reality if you only did these three exercises : push ups, squats and pull-ups you would work out each major muscle collection and gain strength, muscular mass, adaptability and endurance.

Most of us are familiar with these exercises either from gymnasium class or playing on a sports team or military bootcamp. These exercises have been utilized for thousands of years to train and condition athletes and warriors. Each of these three exercises has many differentiations and by increasing the reps and the velocity in which you do these exercises you can actually burn energy and raise your endurance.

Lots of the new workout programs are being promoted today, you know the ones heavily publicized on TV. Using videos, an exercise mat, resistance bands and calisthetics you can see impressive ends up in 30, 60 or 90 days. Well the truth is it works! The other secret is you do not have to spend a lot of money on these programs when the starting exercises are familiar to nearly everybody.

Now that's not to take anything away from these programs. The ones I've seen offer solid methodologies and information. These programs are very good for someone who needs assistance and motivation, but they're not critical to achieve results and not having them isn't an excuse for not beginning a workout program.

For me body weight exercises mixed with resistance bands are the way to go. Even at my advanced age of sixty-six I've seen a rise in muscle mass, staying power, pliability, posture and an overall feel of strength and well-being. So mix some body weight exercises into your ordinary workout routine.

Should you be looking to begin an exercising plan give these exercises a try. Body weight exercises are excellent for men and women and as you can do them at home with no kit you are likely to adhere to you exercise plan and reach your health targets.