Sunday, July 15, 2012

Total body workout: Burn fat & Build muscles

A workout mixture of cardio as well resistance exercise is an excellent way to get out of boredom and braking the plateau of weight loss. It gives benefits of both resistance training and cardio. It allows to burn fat and build muscles simultaneously. In such kind workout, heart rate remains elevated so it allows burn fat. Total body workout allows to burn the same amount calorie as cardio exercise. Total body workout is short but its realy powerful.
Total body workout also have significant effect on EPOC ( Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption). It also knows as after burn, it means you can burn fat even when you are sleeping. Good thing about this workout is you don't need any fancy equipment.
This workout lasts about 25-30 minutes. Basic thing is to keep moving from exercise to exercise but not stop in between.

Workout:
Do these exercise for once if you are beginner otherwise do it twice. Keep 1 minute interval in between:
This means keep moving foot to foot, move from one place to another. If you are fit then do side by side jumping, rope jumping, climbing stairs etc.

Do this routine twice a day but if you are a beginner then start with once a day.

1) Running:  

  • Run in a place.
  • Bring your knee up to the hip level.
  • Keep your back straight. 
  • Stabilize your body using your arms. 

2) Jumping jacks or star jump:

  • Start with keeping your feet together.
  • Do half squat and jump up in explosive movement. 
  • As you come down on ground, bend your knees in such a way that your hands can touch ground. 
  • Bounce back for another jump. 
3) Tuck Jumps:

  • Stand up straight and keep your knees a little bit bent. 
  • Bend your knees and jump up powerfully so your knees comes towards your chest. 
  • Again, keep your body straight using your hands. 

4) Mountain Climbers: 

  • Get into push up position. Bear your body weight with your arms and legs. 
  • In this exercise, your upper body will remain the same and your lower body and legs will do movement. 
  • Bend one leg and bring it forward to your body. 
  • Alternate your legs. 

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