About your exercise program,
are you procrastinating on the job? Are you the type of regular
exerciser who takes extended breaks during your work-out? We’ve
all seen the kind who spends more time adjusting the weights,
refilling their water bottle or just a lot of chatting between
lifting sets.
While a brief pause is appropriate
between weight lifting sets, and out and out five to 10 minute
time out is excessive downtime. The concept behind pausing between
sets is to allow the muscles and body to recover.
Deferring exercise is not the type
of regimen the body requires. Consistency ensures weight loss
and overall well-being. Instead of stopping and starting an
exercise program – due to an erratic schedule at work, try power
work outs.
For example, go to your guy and do
a fast five minutes on four different cardiovascular machines.
Start on the treadmill; go to the rowing machine,
move to the elliptical trainer and finish on the bicycle. Not
to mention, this is an excellent way to shake up your work-out
routine. Health clubs such as Curves are designed for this type
of circuit workout.
Next, you should spend another quick
10 minutes performing a variety of resistance exercises. This
quickie type of activity is by far better than one to two week
lapses in activity. Although, this type of regimen will not
warrant significant weight loss it will keep your body in motion.
Finally, another negative fitness faux
pas applies to those bodybuilders who skimp on the weights.
What’s the point of lifting weights if you have been lifting
the same weight for the last 10 years? In all honesty, lifting
a weight too light for you renders your resistance training
– futile. |
