In October 2010, Muscle & Fitness magazine published a “best of” (and “worst of”) article that we will be reviewing in segments with lots of added info.
Today we will feature demonotonizing cardio.
And the winner is…
Break it up
The participants of a University of Missouri study reported that short intermittent cardio (check out High Intensity Interval Training-HIIT as an option) seemed easier to perform than continuous.
One group performed cardio as a 30-minute, non-stop, treadmill run at 80% max heart rate (MHR: check your Target Heart Rate and Target Heart Rate Zone).
The other group did three 10-minute segments, running at the same intensity and separated by 20-minute rest periods.
Conclusion, the hamsters won.
Oh, and, also, no difference was of total calories burned or amount of fat burned was reported.
Another way to break up cardio, in a manner of speaking, is to listen to music, watch TV or read. While some feel that these are distractions…that is the point. Distraction can mean loss of focus or allowing one to do more whilst not psychosocially/emotionally getting bogged down by it.
Also, consider these elucidating books:
Robert E. Dickson, Cut Thru the Crap of Exercise and Fat-Loss Nutrition
John Little, Beginning Bodybuilding: Real Muscle-Real Fast
Ed Housewright, The Gold's Gym Guide to Getting Started in Bodybuilding
John Hansen, Natural Bodybuilding
Robert Kennedy, Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding: The Complete AZ Book on Muscle Building
Arnold Schwarzenegger, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding
Lee Monaghan, Bodybuilding, Drugs and Risk
Chris Aceto, Championship Bodybuilding: Chris Aceto's Instruction Book
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for while bodily training is of some value,
godliness is of value in every way,
as it holds promise for the present
life and also for the life to come
—1 Timothy 4:8
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