What are the benefits of doing a variety of exercises?

You won’t get bored, and you will use a variety of muscles that will keep your whole body toned and you with that “sexy core”. Besides it may help you get on the Dr. Oz show.

If you want to be healthy, different types of exercise can impact your body in different ways. For example, extended periods of strength training can improve blood-sugar control. Cardio training helps strengthen your heart and related systems. Resistance training is any exercise that causes your muscles to contract against an external resistance or force. It increases strength, tone, mass, and/or endurance. Typically, external resistance is done with dumbbells, rubber bands or exercise tubing, your body's weight, bottles of water, rocks, or any object causing your muscles to contract. Yoga and stretching will help your body to release the toxins your body expels while you are exercising.

Cross-training - doing different types of exercise - has a double benefit. First, you can work on different groups of muscles. Second, it may prove to be more interesting - “variety is the spice of life.” Even if you just walk, you may want to vary when and where you choose to walk - and with whom. Resistance training gives you added benefits by both building up your muscle tone (which further increases your metabolism) and firming up your body.