Revamping Your Workout

Statistics prove that your body’s strength plateaus every four weeks. To encourage your body to work harder and gain better strength and endurance you should revamp or change your workout routine every four weeks.

One of the simplest and most effective ways to improve strength, stamina and to be able to burn more fat is exercising through interval training. Regardless of your past exercise experience or ability anyone can benefit from changing their intensity level in any workout routine. For example if you are an avid walker and you maintain a moderate pace once a week you should increase your intensity for three minutes and lower the intensity for one minute. The duration of your walking routine should be between half and hour to an hour. By following this routine you are encouraging your body to burn more fat. You should be able to cover between 3-5 miles in 30-60 minutes at a brisk walking pace. A great example of an interval training walk would be 60% intensity level or effort for 1 minute and then 75% effort for three minutes, continuing this pattern for the time you walk.

If you are a runner you can follow a similar routine and increase your strength and speed as well. Exercising on a treadmill is an excellent way to practice interval training. A treadmill allows you to set the pace and monitor your time and distance. Some will even tell you how many calories you have burned. Another useful tool for intervals is a watch that offers interval timing. These are available at local retailers as well as specialty shops.

For those of you who enjoy an aerobics class, you can incorporate interval training into these workouts as well. Push yourself harder for three minutes and continue to exercise for an additional minute at a lower rate than normal.

As you can see, interval training is able to be used for most every form of cardio exercising. The benefits of interval training are that you will get stronger faster. You will increase your metabolism rate thereby burning more fat. You will also have the added benefit of lowering your resting heart rate thereby strengthening your heart, the most important muscle in your body.

If you have not changed your fitness routine recently, it’s time to give interval training a try. Mix up your workout and give your body a boost in strength. Your heart will thank you for the extra effort!

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