Is your current workout regimen
giving you the figure you want? Are you able to maximize your time in the gym?
Or, are you like many who spend a couple of hours on the treadmill each week
and end up with little to no change in sculpt at all?
Although steady state cardio is good
for your heart, it won’t boost your metabolism that much. Sure, you’ll lose
some weight at first but your body will easily plateau. If you want real
results and achieve it
efficiently, try raising your EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen
consumption) levels through a more intense interval workout.
EPOC is essentially an oxygen debt.
After a highly intense workout, your body will return to its normal resting
state, with the aid of oxygen. High EPOC levels mean your body will have to
increase the rate at which it consumes oxygen (VO2). This process, in turn,
will boost your body’s metabolism and create an afterburn effect for up to 48
hours. That means, you continue burning more calories even after workout! That’s
achieving more for the same amount of time (or less) you spend on the hamster
wheel.
So stop wasting time on steady state
cardio. If you want to achieve optimal results for your cardio and figure, try
a high intensity interval workout now at your local Elk Grove fitness center.
Sources:
http://www.melanieashfitness.com/common-fitness-mistakes-and-how-to-fix-them/
http://www.leanitup.com/oh-mistakes-youre-making-14-fitness-tips-workout-smarter-maximize-results/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-high-intensity-interval-training-steady-state-cardio-whitney-cole
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