Spice Up Your Cardio
Try these training methods to improve results and body comp:
Fartlek Training: Fartlek training is all about randomness- constantly change, speed, resistance, time of intervals and incline. Fartlek prevents boredom while delivering superior results.
Intervals: Try 1 minute training at 90% of your max heart rate followed by 1 min of slow recovery. Research shows this improves cardio fitness and burns tons of fat!
Long and Slow: Long slow cardio sessions build endurance and teach your body to burn a higher percentage of fat for energy.
Pace Training:Find the pace you sustain for more than a few minutes, then practice running at that pace for 10-30 minutes at a time.
High Intensity/ Fast Pace Strength Training:Try exercises like boxing, ropes, burpees, etc. that both raise your heart rate and stimulate muscle growth. It's a nice way to cross train while encouraging muscle repair.
Cross-train:Mix in the bike, elliptical, swimming and other forms of cardio to switch things up and reduce the likelihood of overuse injuries.
Varying your training will keep you from getting bored, reduce the chance of injury, and get you in superior shape!
