Quick Cardio Soultion
Submitted by
Clark on Sat, 11/14/2009 at 10:03am.
Paradigm (n.) One that serves as a pattern or model
When it comes to fitness, cardio especially, I feel too many people operate in old paradigms, follow the crowd, get stuck in a rut or anything that causes them to do the same old boring routines that aren’t producing the results they desire.
Today is a new day and that means a new opportunity to start fresh, after reading this article, you will have a more exciting, time efficient cardio workout that is guaranteed to get results. In other words it’s time to break through any “pattern” or “model” that you’ve been following from weeks, months and possibly even years past.
What we are about to explore is something that has been researched for years and is now really coming to the forefront of fitness and being accepted by many experts in the field. Short duration, high intensity cardio workouts or HIIT, high intensity interval training.
To gain a better understanding of what this looks like in a real life situation we need to first take a look at the different metabolic pathways that produce energy – there is the aerobic system ("with oxygen") and the anaerobic system ("without oxygen").
Most often when someone is attempting to get leaner we choose the “aerobic” protocol and do these long, boring 30-60 minute treadmill workouts that often times are not efficient at all simply because we are not training at our THR (target heart rate) so we render the workout useless when it comes to losing body fat.
To give you an image to work with in your mind lets look at two different types of athletes and how they train in relation to how they look and you be the judge. Marathon runners have highly trained aerobic systems while sprinters have highly trained anaerobic systems. The misconception between the differing training protocols has been this, sports and activities are either aerobic or anaerobic in nature so you have to do one or the other.
This is not the case however; all activities from running a marathon to sprinting have contributions from both systems. The bottom line is this, there is a carry over from one to the other, in other words if sprinting had no aerobic benefit then sprinters would have lousy cardio and we know that isn’t true at all.
So, let me explain a very simple cardio workout that you can accomplish in as little as fifteen minutes or less. Get on the elliptical machine, the one with the arm movement and warm up for one or two minutes then simply perform this short duration/high intensity workout.
Go at a normal pace for fifteen seconds and then do a fifteen second all out sprint. Repeat this process for up to fifteen minutes and that’s it.
Obviously another important element of attaining a leaner physique would be to incorporate a proper nutritional regimen into your overall plan. We will discuss that in future articles and I promise to keep it as simple and practical as this information.
In closing...I've personally found that most people who simply rely on someone "telling" them what to do in regards to exercise and nutrition, opposed to someone actually learning "how and why" don't always maintain their results. We've all heard the statement "knowledge is power" well that's partly true, the proper application of that knowledge is what is most important however.
If you apply the information if my 15 Minute Cardio Solution along with some specialized knowledge in nutrition... before you know it, you'll be dropping fat like a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.
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