3 Tips for Getting the Most out of Your Workouts
Whether it’s cardio, pilates, or weight training, exercise can be an enjoyable challenge and should be included in your daily routine for a healthier lifestyle. Jane Clauss talks to Sean Armstead with Phenomenal Fitness about tips for getting the most out of your next workouts as well as hearing from Chicago residents about how they work out.
These three tips will help you maximize the quality of your next workout by creating focus, motivation, and preventing fatigue, helping you to get the most out of it.
1-Hard moves first
Sean says that whatever exercise in your routine is the most difficult or that requires more focus should be done early. This prevents the quality of movement from being lost and helps beat fatigue for these hard moves. Doing the hard moves first also prevents injury because it prevents muscle fatigue later in the workout.
2-Try tabata
Tabata is a form of high-intensity interval training that is 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest. This method can be done by using any form of exercise from weight lifting to cardio and has many benefits to it. Tabata is a great way to get in shape quickly and also helps to burn calories quicker than other exercises. It also improves muscle strength and endurance and reduces the risk of chronic diseases. Whatever exercise is chosen, make sure it is motivating and enjoyable.
3-Turn up the tunes
Music is a great way to get through a workout and increases motivation, performance, and focus. It serves as a motivator and helps you fight through the boredom or fatigue that working out can cause. Turning up the tunes can also help push through the challenging parts of the workout by focusing on the lyrics of the songs. Curate a specialized playlist specifically for working out.
These three tips will help create motivation and focus to help you get the most out of your next workout.
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