Encore Personal Training/LVAC member Warm-up or Daily HW.
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1 mile walk or run
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100 squats (body weight or heavy sets)
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100 push-ups (regular or modified)
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100 rows low or high (cable, barbell or dumbbell)
- 100 ab crunches (get fancy or basic)
September 17, 2012
September 27, 2010
Cock-a Doodle Doo!
Good Morning Sunshine!
If your days are packed and the evening hours are just as hectic, try getting to LVAC in the morning instead. Is that groaning I hear? No way!
photo courtesy of "eurlog"
You know that old saying, “the early bird gets the worm”? Well, I have little secret for you sleepyheads: early risers get more than just disgusting old fish bait… early morning work-outs give you an energy boost for the whole ding dong day! Even if you aren’t a morning person, the health benefits of an early morning workout are even better than watching the sun rise!
And if having more energy isn’t enough motivation to crank up the old alarm clock, morning workouts also boost your whole metabolism. Don’t hit the snooze button (no matter how tempting) and your body will thank you all day.
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June 3, 2010
Tips to Keep You Motivated: Intense Training
1 – Intense training increases post-exercise fat burning
Many people think slow, prolonged exercise is the best way to burn fat and get lean. That is understandable because the body uses mainly fat as fuel at rest and at exercise intensities less than 65% of maximum capacity. It is not that simple! Well-controlled Canadian studies showed that people who exercise intensely are leaner and lose fat faster than people who do low-intensity, prolonged exercise. University of Wisconsin researchers helped clear things up when they found that exercise intensely burned more fat after exercise than low intensities. You will control body fat better if you pick up the pace when you run, cycle, walk, or swim. (Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., 34: 1757-1765, 2002)
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