What The Heck Is An Exercise Modality, And Why Should I Care?
What are you trying to get out of your exercise program? Are you trying to lose weight? Are you trying to put on muscle mass? Are you training for a sport or an athletic contest of some kind?
Okay, now that youve answered the question of why you are exercising to begin with, you are now ready to ask yourself what type of exercise program you will need to get involved with in order to accomplish that goal.
If you answered aerobics, weight training, yoga, flexibility exercises, martial arts, or pretty much any other form of exercise that you can imagine, then congratulations are in order! Youve just answered the question, What the heck is an exercise modality?
Simply put, an exercise modality is a system or form of exercise that is designed to elicit a very specific response from the body of the individual who is engaging in the exercise. In the case of aerobics, most people are trying to get their body to shed excess bodyfat and to increase their level of cardiovascular endurance. Weight or resistance training exercisers are usually trying to grow or tone their muscles to make them...