1. Metabolic conditioning:
Metabolic conditioning is basically conditioning the muscles to better use what’s being delivered to them by improving the efficiency of the different metabolic pathways.
When strength training is performed with a high level of intensity and short rest intervals between exercises, the cardiovascular and metabolic conditioning benefits equal or exceed what can be achieved with more traditional “cardio” activities.
What this basically means is that you can have an effective workout, in a short space of time. As a nation, as we are becoming more time poor, effective workouts that don't require an hour or more have got to be the key to ensuring we stay fit, and lean. We should not be able to use the excuse, I don't have the time to exercise.
Consider a workout (and the time that this would take) that consists of :
Timed 3 rounds of:
10 squats
10 dips
10 pushups
10 bent over rows
- this workout covers hip & thigh exercises, pushing and pulling exercises for the upper body. A total body workout which can be done in a short space of time. Of course, you just need to add in 5 minutes warmup and 5 minutes cool down/stretch time.
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