If you were at the gym, unless you go strictly for social
reasons, you would rather burn fat than stay idle. A logical conclusion then would be if you want to burn more fat, you would need to eliminate more idle time. Most of the idle time we spend at the gym is in between sets of exercises. So, in order to get you to burn more calories, you must get off your posterior chain in between those sets. That means instead of strolling to the water fountain, fiddling with your iPad, or gawking at members of the opposite sex, you should be working. I am listing 7 activities that can be done in between sets of your weight lifting routine. These
are also listed in terms of most convenient to least convenient.
Once you complete your sets of exercises, immediately try any one of them for 30 seconds up to 60 seconds based upon your level of endurance. Upon completion, go right back to the sets of your exercise.
- Mountain Climber- Drop into a push up position, bring one knee into your waist and then begin
alternating between feet as quickly as possible. - Jump rope- Skip at a moderate pace.
- Shadow Boxing- Alternate hands at eye level and stay on balls of feet with some rotation of your
waist. Speed is the key. - Farmer?s Walk- Grab a set of dumbbells that you can safely carry for about 50 yards.
- Bicycle Crunch- Get on floor and aim to touch each elbow to the opposite knee on each revolution
(without flapping like a bird). - Dumbbell Twist- Hold a dumbbell at arms length and rotate at the waist as far as you can to one
side, coming to a deliberate stop. - Treadmill sprint- Try to start the treadmill up to speed before carefully stepping on.
The idea of this is to keep moving throughout the entire workout, not just during working sets. Your cardio is built into the workouts, and your heart never really has a chance to rest. Let me know how this works for you.
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