OK guys all of 4 & 5 right here all in one shot. Sorry for the delay but last week was a bang. The Thunder Road Marathon was a success. Met lots of people from all over me and a partner had a both there at the Charlotte Convention Center. Who knows if you were there and stopped by our table you got lots of free stuff. Use it wisely!
Speed up your metabolism
Excess post-excercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) simply means that the body will continue to burn more calories after a workout or cardio session than before you began that activity.
In other words, your metabolism is higher on the drive home from the gym than it was on the drive there.
Think of it this way: after a house fire is extinguished by firefighters, the flames are gone. But there is still very hot ash and debris, which is known as hot spots.
After exercise, your body uses energy (oxygen) to bring itself back to its normal resting state. That’s why high quality nutrition is so important as part of your fitness regimen. When you eat, your body is literally refueling its muscles and internal organs with the vital energy supplies it needs.
Develop a fitness program
To stay focused on cardiovascular program, try to do exercise first thing in the morning, if your schedule permits. If not, the evenings are OK.
When combining your cardio training with your weight training, it is better to hit the treadmill directly after your weight training instead of before.
After weight training, your muscles have expended most of their glycogen. So if your goal is to lose weight and decrease body fat, now is the time to jump on the treadmill or elliptical machine.
I strongly encourage you to buy a heart-rate monitor so you will know where you are during your cardio training.
Every session doesn’t have to be at maximum intensity level for you to benefit.
Keep it exciting by choosing various methods of exercise from hiking, walking and biking to treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bikes, jumping rope, sprints, hill sprints and swimming.
– Fitness expert and bodybuilder Kennett Washington is president of Healing Strength Personal Training.
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