what are some fat burning exersizes?
what are some strength building exercizes?
what are some cardio exersizes?
how many reps and for how many days a week?
2006-09-11 04:00:37 · 2 answers · asked by atl_diva 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Good fat burning exercises are: (1) Circuit training with light weights, and (2) Sprint drills -- pick an aerobic exercise you like, e.g., running, cycling, swimming, rowing, etc. Do a 30-second "sprint" followed by 90-120 seconds of regular pace exercise. Repeat 8-12 times.
Lifting weights or resistance training are the best for building strength. The muscle groups you're trying to strengthen dictate which exercises you do. For example, squats and lunges are great for building your thigh muscles, bench press is good for building your chest muscles and your triceps, dumbbell curls are great for your biceps, and lat pulldowns are great for your back muscles. Of course, crunches of all different kinds are good for your abdominal muscles. The Mens Health and Womens Health website have sections where you can download posters and get interactive instructions on how to do a bunch of different strength-training exercises.
Cardiovascular exercises are numerous. Here are some examples: jogging, kick-boxing, aerobics, swimming laps, riding a bicycle or exercise bike, rowing, cross-country skiing; virtually anything where you're moving and you keep on moving for a certain amount of time (so basketball, volleyball, racquetball and tennis technically don't qualify, but they're all still good forms of exercise).
You can do cardio every day, but you shouldn't do it for more than 30 minutes at a time because your body may start to burn muscle instead of fat. If you want to do strength training, as a beginner you shouldn't do any more than one hour every other day. Bodybuilders who really know their stuff can lift every day, but the rest of us should skip a day.
How you do strength training depends on your goals. If you're trying to lose flab and tone up, the general formula is 3 sets of 10-12 reps with a weight that is 60% to 70% of your one-rep max (the absolute most weight you can lift one time with good form). If you're trying to build bigger muscles, the general formula is 5 sets of 5 reps using a weight that's 80% to 90% of your one-rep maximum. For super-strength training, 7 sets of 3 reps using a weight that's over 90% of your one-rep max.
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2006-09-11 04:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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As many times as possible. (I do 2-3 reps 4 times a week)
2006-09-11 11:07:32 · answer #2 · answered by Sara_V. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋