Training & Sports 7 Ways to Target Your Workout If you want to get healthier and reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes or stroke, walking 30 minutes a day, 6 times a week will do it just as well as more rigorous workouts.
If you want to lose weight, you need longer lasting, higher intensity workouts. That means 1 hour a day 5 times a week where you’re really pushing yourself.
If you’ve lost weight and don’t want to find it, weight training keeps your metabolism boosted best, and it also helps preserve lean muscle mass.
If you want stronger bones, get out the weights or jump ropes. Nothing beats them for bone stress, and bone stress is exactly what you need to strengthen weakened bones.
If you’re a runner, mix it up between the treadmill and an outside jog. You’ll burn 5% more calories outside, but you’ll have 50% less risk of stress fractures on the treadmill. FYI - runners live longer with less disability… In fact, runners delayed disability by 16 years compared to a control group in a 20 year study that was just reported.
If you want less ab fat, exercise at least 1 hour a day either – jogging; walking fast; or riding a bike. The best crunches are the ones that hit the abs and don’t hurt your back, so lie on your back next to a couch, bend your knees, and stick your feet underneath a couch cushion. Then hold your hands at your ears with elbows out, and exhale as you come up.
If you want the most muscle for your work, fast curl ups use more muscle fiber than slow ones, but only if you maintain your form.
If you want to lose weight, you need longer lasting, higher intensity workouts. That means 1 hour a day 5 times a week where you’re really pushing yourself.
If you’ve lost weight and don’t want to find it, weight training keeps your metabolism boosted best, and it also helps preserve lean muscle mass.
If you want stronger bones, get out the weights or jump ropes. Nothing beats them for bone stress, and bone stress is exactly what you need to strengthen weakened bones.
If you’re a runner, mix it up between the treadmill and an outside jog. You’ll burn 5% more calories outside, but you’ll have 50% less risk of stress fractures on the treadmill. FYI - runners live longer with less disability… In fact, runners delayed disability by 16 years compared to a control group in a 20 year study that was just reported.
If you want less ab fat, exercise at least 1 hour a day either – jogging; walking fast; or riding a bike. The best crunches are the ones that hit the abs and don’t hurt your back, so lie on your back next to a couch, bend your knees, and stick your feet underneath a couch cushion. Then hold your hands at your ears with elbows out, and exhale as you come up.
If you want the most muscle for your work, fast curl ups use more muscle fiber than slow ones, but only if you maintain your form.
