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Heart attack protection - lift weights…
Mon ,02/11/2009Here is an awesome article giving a different look at heart health through exercise - another reason not to do long steady state cardio for heart health;
CARDIO BUSTERS!
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Argh…..”cardio”
Sun ,01/11/2009Hoorah another mistaken belief. Time and time again I hear and see written questions and statements about “cardio”;
“How much cardio should I do?”
“I run for 45 minutes a day for cardio”
“You have to be on the crosstrainer for at least 30 mintes to burn any fat”
“I am in the fat burning zone on the treadmill”
PUUUHHLLEASE
Cardio= anything that raises your heart rate above a certain point, not mandatorily in the “cardio” section of the gym. Squat your bodyweight for 5 minutes as fast as you can and tell me it’s not cardio.
As for the length of “cardio” needed for health. Very little. Get your heart rate above 160 for 10 minutes and you’ll be as healthy as you’re ever going to be or have been. NOT EVERY DAY either - give it a rest let your heart heal.
Minimal impact cardio can be done with weighted exercises performed correctly with little rest. All the benefits of “cardio” and resistance training in one. No drawbacks.
Add muscle for performance, tone or simply to look goooood
Fri ,30/10/2009Morning,
Why would you want to add muscle? Here is my list of great reasons;
1) Increased confidence; more muscle means more strength
2)Burn more calories throughout the day
3)Improved posture, stronger back muscles hold you upright - stand tall!
4)Perform better in your sport, the stronger sports person wins
5)Look better, a lean strong body looks better than a soft weak one.
Adding muscle and getting stronger is simple and can be had in a very short space of time. 2 - 3 short thirty minute sessions a week can have you looking awesome in no time at all.
If you don’t want to get big muscles but still want to be strong, look good and stand tall - no problem, I can do that too.