Published By: Sougata Dutta

Check out these benefits of Calisthenics in everyday life

Do some exercise and enjoy the fitness.

Are you worried about your fitness?  Do you want to have flexibility with strength?  Do you want to do it with minimal equipment?  Callisthenics might be the answer to that. It’s a form of strength training, where you use your body weight to train your large muscle groups. It involves natural movements hence keeping the joints flexible and the muscles are grown perfectly. There are several benefits you will get if you follow your calisthenic routine consistently.

Maximising Efficiency: Energy Supply

Callisthenics requires zero to very little equipment resulting in an increase in the efficiency of the body because you don’t have to lose some extra time in managing the workout machines. This keeps the heart rate high which makes it more challenging and at the same time helps to build greater endurance. You should not rest longer than 45 seconds to 1 minute for the best result. It is difficult at the beginning but your body will eventually be habituated to such a stressful routine helping you get a lot more energy all the time.

Body Balance: Flexibility

Callisthenics boosts balance to a good extent as it helps our joints to be stable and flexible at the same time. It requires repetitive natural movements like pushing, pulling, lifting, squatting, twisting, etc. As it is more like natural movements, it helps our body to imitate such movements with ease when necessary. As we use our body as an obstacle to train our body, the movements are not rigid at all resulting in an increase of flexibility of the joints.

Weight Loss and Cardio: Keep Your Heart Safe

Callisthenics is done in a higher number of reps per workout with little rest. Our heart rate stays at a higher level this whole time and it helps in burning fat and building muscle strength simultaneously. There are many cardio steps that help in overall body fat loss rather than targeting only some selected area.

Compatibility: Beginner to Pro

All muscle sets have many calisthenic movements to deal with. Every movement can be made more difficult with change in postures. Callisthenics is for all; If a workout seems easy to you, just shift to its higher version of difficulty. This results in gradual development in our bodies.

Effect in Long Term: Achievement

Callisthenics takes time and consistency and gives the fruit of long-term natural muscles. As the movements are natural, there are fewer bumps but higher tenacity in muscles. This makes muscle loss significantly less and gives you a healthy body.