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Exercise is become, no lay-man's term nowadays, everybody is exercising and everybody wants to be fit. But the lag arises only if we rationalize, whether our exercise regime is complete. A close scrutiny into your daily exercise protocol will absolutely reveal whether your workout is complete. Check, whether your routine includes, warm up, stretches, proprioception and balance training, core and abdominal exercises ,cardio, strength training and a cool down . Let's demarcate between a normal individual, whose been walking regularly over the past few years and a regular gym freak, whose been trained by a certified fitness professional. The regular contemporary walker has addressed only the cardiovascular component of fitness, whereas his flexibility, muscular strength and other components lacks training. It can be said, very precisely that even his cardiovascular endurance component is not trained to the required intensity, because over the years, walking at a constant intensity would have created a plateau and thereby no progress can be expected in his endurance level. Now the logical reasoning arises, then what is cardio? , and how do I build my endurance without a plateau?. In simple terms, any exercise which , works the large muscle groups rhythmically, for a sustained period of time, which demands blood supply, thereby increasing the efficiency of the heart is called cardio workout. eg: It could be just walking, swimming , jogging or aerobic dancing. About doing the apt intensity of cardio workout.Fitness experts recommend giving all the machines a try to find the ones that best fit your body, comfort level and fitness goals. Find which machine or activity is most enjoyable for you.Then, master that equipment and develop consistency to reap the benefits of an endurance activity through it.Endurance exercises increases your efficiency of the heart, burns up your excess storage fat ,uses up your calories for the activity and increases your exercise tolerance.Thus an appropriate intensity of cardio ,will gain you more benefits than you can imagine. Along with cardio, a sufficient quantity of strength training is also demanded for maximum benefits.Strength training can increase your lean body mass and thereby aid in boosting your metabolic rate.Muscle is the only active tissue in your body which demands fuel.Strength training can, not only provide you a well-scuplted ,toned physique,but also present you ,an incredible way of burning your fat easily.A tailor-made flexibility regime can add a lot of flavour to your program along with some proprioceptive and balance exercises ,which can make your workout protocol complete." As you age ,every decade of our life we tend to loose 10% of our flexibility, by including a regular flexibility program in our shedule ,we can make us more supple and flexible ,and retain our youth. "Core exercises" ,these are execises which will work your abdominal,pelvic floor and low back musculature. Core is known as the power house of the body , so strengthening your core can make you stronger and more productive in all your daily chores. A well-planned workout regime will definitely comprise of a warm-up and a cool-down phase.Warm-up exercises prepares us both physically and mentally for the entire exercise program, it increases the temperature of the muscles and joints and tempers them for the forthcoming activity,thus helping us to prevent from injuries.Now taking cool-down into consideration it helps in lowering the hype created by exercise in our body ,giving our mind the signal, exercise is over.Your heart rate is gradually lowered during cool down, enabling a more relaxed and comfortable slow down ,thus preventing sudden venous pooling. A similar regime cannot hold good for everybody , thus a customised version with all the above composition varied according to the induvidual's need can be immensely productive. As the phrase goes " exercise is like brushing your teeth",a well-designed workout plan is like,"using the right technique to brush,with the right paste and right tooth-brush at the right time".