circuit - shmircuit?
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Somedays I finish work at 4:30 and the last thing in the world that I want to do is hop on the treadmill and run for 30 minutes. So it's those days that I turn to some alternative heart-racing cardio activities.
Yesterday was one of those days. So I turned to my November issue of Shape Magazine for some motivation. And I found this very interesting feature on metabolism. Basically the article was about how working out and doing the same things at the same intensity day after day does nothing for our metabolism. In fact, our bodies get very used to it.
So they present a few ways to stoke your metabolism from time to time to make sure you're reaching your calorie-burning potential. I did a circuit that combined cardio with strength moves, here's what they had to say about it:
After doing the first half of the 30 minute routine I was winded and ready to quit - I drank some water and finished it and felt great. It was definitely harder than running for 30 minutes - but it felt great to be doing a high intensity work out.
Try the alternative routine today.
Somedays I finish work at 4:30 and the last thing in the world that I want to do is hop on the treadmill and run for 30 minutes. So it's those days that I turn to some alternative heart-racing cardio activities.
Yesterday was one of those days. So I turned to my November issue of Shape Magazine for some motivation. And I found this very interesting feature on metabolism. Basically the article was about how working out and doing the same things at the same intensity day after day does nothing for our metabolism. In fact, our bodies get very used to it.
So they present a few ways to stoke your metabolism from time to time to make sure you're reaching your calorie-burning potential. I did a circuit that combined cardio with strength moves, here's what they had to say about it:
"This high-intensity sculpting routine helps you get that permanent metabolism boost by building muscle, but it also keeps your real-time calorie burn on high—so you get the best of both worlds."Unfortunately, the routine I did is not available online. So if you want to try it pick up the November 2007 issue of Shape. But, they do offer a few alternative routines on their Website that have the same metabolism boosting results.
After doing the first half of the 30 minute routine I was winded and ready to quit - I drank some water and finished it and felt great. It was definitely harder than running for 30 minutes - but it felt great to be doing a high intensity work out.
Try the alternative routine today.
