Activities of daily living or (ADLs) can best be described as all the things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for the care of ourselves. We normally perform these simple tasks as part of our daily routine and don’t give them a thought until suddenly find one or more of them difficult or impossible to do without assistance.

Some Common ADLs Many Of Us Do Every Day :

.Prepare meals and feed ourselves
.Shower or bathe ourselves
.Groom, brush teeth
.Housekeeping
.Maintain continence and/or use the toilet
.Transfer in/out or bed, chair, toilet
.General mobility throughout your home
Leisure activates that bring joy to our lives such as going for walks, attending social events, & other important activities such as attending worship services and events.

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The real benefits of aerobic exercise are achieved by increasing your heart rate and breathing hard for an extended period of time. During this aerobic activity your body produces more energy and delivers more oxygen to your muscles. Your heart beats faster and increases the blood flow to your muscles and then back to your lungs.Here are six key areas that aerobics cross training can really put you in great shape.

The first one is this: It sure gives a lot more things to do that just the same old exercise routine. There’s plenty of variety and it keeps everything fresh and alive.

The second one is: You will find that since there is a lot more excitement in this new way of doing exercise. Guess what? You are more likely to do this a lot more often and even spend more time.

The third point is: If you’re worried about getting injured. There is a far less chance of doing that since you are not doing the same muscle workouts over and over again. Doing this new kind of exercise will actually strengthen a larger group of muscles.

The fourth point: You exercise a lot more muscles which means you tone more muscles. For example walking builds up you lower body muscles. While rowing gets your muscles in shape in the upper part of your body. Even if you only walk and bike, this works out the lower part of your body. Biking will work out certain small muscles that walking simple will not accomplish. The same is true of how walking can exercise certain muscle groups that biking will not accomplish.

The fifth point: Aerobic conditioning only works out very specific muscle groups. If you run alot then you work out those muscles that it requires to run. If you find yourself almost out of breath on a stair stepper then you find you were not conditioned for this type of exercise. Cross training gives you an all around conditioning for your whole body.

The sixth point: Aerobic cross training has the incredible effect of burning more fat because you working way more muscles. Since you’re enjoying the exercises more you will do it longer and put more time into it. This means real weight loss and a great looking body!