If you feel you’ve been running, like a mouse on a wheel, without any real results to show for your cardiovascular efforts, you need to attend this seminar. Marty Linclau-Miller, Human Performance Consultant, will give you the 4 key essentials to unlock your cardiovascular goals, whether they are to lose weight, get in better shape, or enter your first endurance race. Endurance training is simple when you have a plan!
When: Saturday, July 24th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Where: World Gym, 6615 Crain Highway, La Plata, MD 20646
Capacity: Limited to 25 Participants
Cost: Free for current Longevity Studios clients and World Gym members. $10 for the general public. Call 301.934.0855 to register.
I see too many people going to the gym and jumping on a piece of cardiovascular equipment and hitting that “steady state” heart rate training zone for hours on end. First, for many, I think this directly opposes their fitness goals, but it’s what they know, so they just stick to it without thought. It’s also what’s accepted by the general masses. And “they” can’t be wrong, can they? To hear more about why cardio might be a problem, listen to the UnderGround Wellness interview with Paul Chek entitled, Is Cardio Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Program?
Second point to make here, if you’re going to do something to try to “burn calories” and lose fat, you can at least do something a little more functional. Moving your body through space is much different than moving it on a fixed piece of cardio gear. It’s amazing the workouts you can get done without any equipment and a little “imagination”! Walking, climbing stairs, or even doing some physical work, but with a fitness goal in mind, can move you to better shape.
One of my favorite cardio workouts is to simply find a long set of stairs and perform repeats. Repeats are what they sound like. You go up and down the stairs and then you repeat. You can do the repeats by picking a certain number of reps and sets to complete, say 3 reps up and down for a total of 5 sets, or you can perform until you move to your desired training hear rate zone for the number of sets you want. Using heart rate to determine your pace makes the workouts more custom for you.
On my last stair climbing workout, I performed 5 reps for 10 sets. The video clip below is of my last set. As you can tell, I was losing steam, but I had a great time!
If you’re tired of the same ol’ cardio boredom, try to add a functional cardio routine to your workout and see how your body and mind responds! If you do, let me know how it goes.
Exercise, Fitness, General | Cliff Long | 
July 20, 2010 11:09 am | 
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