Most of the physical fitness trainers, and coaches agree
that
doing some sort of resistance training, and cardio training,
sets
up a good foundation for all around fitness. What most
people
like to do is alternate days. M-W-F do resistance training
and on
Tues-thurs-sat do aerobic training or some other variation.
Now
this is not a bad thing but it can be very time consuming
and for
people who have real busy lives it might be hard to make
this
kind of commitment.
I say why not do both in one training session? Now I am not
saying to do both in the same day. I am talking about doing
a
workout for about 30-40 minutes that gives you resistance
and
cardio for that time frame. Instead of making them separate,
combine them into a more efficient workout.
Another words you perform a resistance exercise, it could be
your
own bodyweight, weights, cables, tubing, it doesn't matter.
Immediately after this is completed you perform a cardio
movement. It could be running in place, jumping jacks, squat
thrusts, anything that is aerobic for about (30) seconds,
and
then continue on to the next movement. Doing say 6-8
resistance
exercises and in between (30 seconds of aerobics) for let's
say
3 sets. Now these 3 sets are without resting you are
continually
moving for roughly 35 minutes.
Let me give you an example: Let's use weights. 1}.10 reps of
lunges, then run in place. 2} 10 reps of squats, then run in
place. 3}.10 reps of bicep curls, now run in place. 4} 10
reps
of dips or pushups, now run in place. You can choose any
exercise
you want just hit all major bodyparts. Like I said choose
6-8
resistance exercises and 30 seconds of aerobics and do at
least
3 sets alternating. This is fat burning exercise.
Believe me when I tell you this is not for the faint of
heart.
You will be breathing heavily quickly. The beauty is it
saves
time and cuts workout time in half. When I first tried this
I
did make it thru the 3 sets but it wasn't easy. If you have
to
stop do so. Catch a breadth and then complete it. You will
gradually improve as you keep doing this exercise protocol.
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