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The key to a successful workout is variety. Choose between 3 to 5 styles of exercise programs and spread them out over the week. This allows your mind to stay motivated for workouts and keeps your body energized longer.
Choose from the following 5 workouts and allocate them how you like over a 5 day span.
1) Cardio intervals on a treadmill. Time 25 minutes. 6 five minute intervals. Warm-up for 2 minutes, do not count this as a part of the exercise your body needs a minute to allow the circulation of blood around your muscles. Each interval will consist of a 2 min run at a comfortable speed, 2 min jog at comfortable speed with a low incline, then walk for a minute to catch your breath. One can increase the jog, speed and incline for harder intervals.
2) Yoga- Helps to elongate the muscles in the body, and create a contract-relax method for the muscles to release tension. Builds internal muscle strength for more successful strength training days. Try yoga after a lift day in the gym to release tense and tight muscles.
3) Pilates- Focuses on building inner core muscles that support your spine for posture and balance. Helps to strengthen your deepest torso muscles. This is a beneficial workout before your lift day in the gym to support the muscles structure for balance and stability.
4) Spinning- This is another version of cardio interval training. This is an exciting way to elevate your heart rate and really burn some calories. Running on a treadmill all the time can get monotous and boring.
5) Hiking- If you do not live near hiking grounds or a place like Runyon Canyon out here in Hollywood, Walking and running outside will suffice for this exercise. Hiking, walking , running outside is good in that your body has to work harder to endure the climate changes, and uneven surfaces. Because of this factor you can improve your stamina for indoor cardio due to the demand for increase lung capacity outside. Sports are also a good mix for outdoor activites.
My tip, Monday item 1, Tuesday item 3, Wednesday item 4, Thursday item 2, Friday item 5. Enjoy
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