As many of you know by now, I’m a BIG proponet in using a heart rate (HR) monitor while you exercise in order to reach your full potential with your exercise routine. Getting the most out of your training doesn’t always mean working faster, or harder. The best way to improving and seeing results is [...]
This is a portion that is notoriously overlooked – even by a lot of trainers I’ve worked with. The cool-down is vitally important for just as many reasons as the warm-up. It ensures that there will be adequate circulation to the muscles, heart, and brain by preventing any sudden blood ‘pooling’ in the muscles. As [...]
Unless you’ve already been instructed on the importance of taking the time to warm up it’s easily, and more often than not, a much neglected, or improperly performed portion of your workout. However, the benefits of the warm-up are numerous. There are two components that you should include into your warm-up routine. Aerobic Activity – [...]
As a personal trainer I often see two mistakes that people make when they are doing their cardio exercise. 1. In the first group are people who either get excited about exercising again, and/ or they try to keep up with more accomplished exercisers and over train. This can cause you to become light-headed, dizzy, [...]
First let me start by informing you why it’s important to include cardio training as part of your overall exercise program. The heart moves blood to the lungs, where the blood picks up oxygen; the blood then brings the oxygen to the muscles, which utilize the oxygen along with nutrients as fuel. The used oxygen [...]
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