A workout that improves both strength and endurance, and jump-starts your metabolism? The world’s most scientifically proven workout, it’s time efficient and incorporates strength, flexibility, coordination and cardio fitness into the same workout? Studies at Baylor University and Cooper Institute, show it’s the most efficient way to improve fitness.
What in the world is this new wonder workout? Well, actually it’s not so new. It’s been around for decades. But it is a wonder. This wonder workout is called circuit training. For decades Soloflex has been famous for being a great circuit training machine. Circuit training combines 6-10 exercises that are completed one right after the other, with little or no rest between exercises. You get your heart pumping hard doing this circuit but that’s the idea.
This workout is a great time saver. No rest between exercises really gets the ball rolling fast. Circuit training can be weight lifting only or you can sprinkle in a few aerobics between resistance exercises.
Designing your own workout for circuit training, you want to choose exercises that work different muscle groups. For example: Using dumbbells, do squats, bent-over rows, overhead presses, curls, deadlifts and then run in place. You do 10-12 reps of each exercise then rest 1 minute. Repeat the whole circuit 3 times.
Make the effort to try circuit training. It really is the best workout for fast results and it’s a big time saver. Studies show circuit training helps you achieve your goals faster and maintain them longer than any other form of exercise or diet. Exercise is cumulative. Each time you do it, the benefits add to the last time you did it.
Anyone out there have any circuit training tips for us? Or maybe a few samples of good workouts? It’s good to have variety in your workouts so samples are a big help.
April 23, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I keep fit with milk.