Exercise is a huge component of weight loss for me. I can eat healthy and maintain my weight but I can't lose weight that way. I need to burn calories through cardio and lifting weights. Notice I said both cardio and weight lifting!!! Cardio helps burn calories but lifting weights helps you tone and sculpt your body. I highly recommend having a weight lifting routine.
My weekly workout routine includes:
Monday - 5 to 10 minutes cardio, lifting back/shoulder, 10 min core, 30-50 minutes cardio
Tuesday - 5 to 10 minutes cardio, lifting chest, 10 minutes core, 30-50 minutes cardio
Wednesday - 45 to 60 minutes of cardio
Thursday - 5 to 10 minutes cardio, Trainer #8 kicks my butt in boot camp, 20 min cardio
Friday - 5 to 10 minutes cardio, lifting legs, 10 minutes core, 30-50 minutes cardio
Saturday - 5 to 10 minutes cardio, lifting arms, 10 minutes core, 30-50 minutes cardio
Sunday - The Day of Rest :)
Cardio tends to be a challenge for me because it gets boring doing an hour on one machine. So I switch it up. I break it up in various ways. Sometimes I do 3 sets of 15 minutes, or 2 sets of 20 minutes, or 30 minutes on one machine and 15 on another. I change it daily/weekly. I try new machines to keep up the challenge. This week is the stair machine. It's brutal...stay tuned for ranting about my love/hate relationship with the stair master.
Fun Fact courtesy of Trainer #8:
It is actually better to do your main cardio workout after you lift weights.
Below is Jillian Michael's video discussing the reason you should lift weights first and then do cardio.
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