Cross training is typically defined as an exercise regimen that uses several modes of training to develop a specific component of fitness.

Here are few of the numerous documented benefits cross training has to offer:

· Reduced risk of injury. 

· Enhanced weight loss.

· Improved total fitness. Cross training can include activities that develop muscular fitness, as well as aerobic conditioning.

· Enhanced exercise adherence. Research on exercise adherence indicates that many individuals drop out of exercise programs because they become bored or injured. Cross training is a safe and relatively easy way to add variety to an exercise program. In the process, it can play a positive role in promoting long-term exercise adherence by reducing the incidence of injury and eliminating or diminishing the potential for boredom.