Today, more and more people are coming to gyms in search of fitness options. body weight trainingdeveloping strength through exercises also called functional. According to the The American College Sport Medicinecalisthenics is today the third modality of greatest interest in world sport.
“There are a large number of movements that can be performed with your own body weight and with muscle activation. We take this trend very seriously due to the benefits it brings to students”, explains Cacá Ferreira, technical manager at Cia Athletica.
Benefits of training with your own body weight
From a physical point of view, calisthenics is a very effective way to increase muscle strength, stability, joint range and general coordination of the body.
“Like all sports, it needs to be adjusted for each person, which is done by the physical education professional. There are many steps before a person can lift their own weight on a bar, for example, and for this to happen, the teacher will select initial, intermediate and more advanced exercises, depending on the student's progress”, says the professional.
Thus, training with your own body weight ends up contributing to a stronger, more mobile and coordinated body, with the great advantage of not needing any accessories and being practiced anywhere, whether indoors or outdoors.
“Furthermore, it is a training that, with correct monitoring, is very safe and not aggressive to the joints and muscles”, concludes Ferreira.
