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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.
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