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The Gym! Tips for Gymgoers Part 2 Cardio vs. Freeweights

(This is part of a series, click here for Part 1 on Gym Etiquette)

The Gym has two major options…

1. Cardiovascular exercises

2. Strength training exercises

It doesn’t have to be one or the other: Interval Training can achieve both.

You can combine strength training and cardiovascular training by doing interval training. Intervals include a period of high intensity followed by a short period of rest/recovery, then straight back into high intensity.

Examples of interval training

1. Treadmill: Put treadmill on 15% incline, then walk 3-3.5 miles per hour for 90 seconds. I promise your calves, legs, and butt will be feeling the burn. After 90 seconds, bring the treadmill back down to 0% incline, walk for 60 seconds, then repeat. ADVANCED: Do sprint intervals, at 10% incline and 10 miles per hour for 60 seconds.

Workouts can be fun!!

2. Dumbbell Squats: Find an area to do dummbell squats. Choose a weight that you can do 30 reps with. Now start the clock and don’t stop doing reps until 60 seconds are complete. Rest for 60 seconds, then do 60 seconds of squatting again.

This is especially powerful for people who are limited by time

You can burn some major calories and improve cardiovascular and muscular strength in 30 minutes or less.

Now go forth and exercise Gymgoers!!

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How to Choose a Personal Trainer for REAL Results!

How exactly does a Personal Trainer help with weight loss?

A good Personal Trainer will help you reach your goals and motivate you to where you want to be. It’s easy for a trainer to simply go through the motions with you, but if you aren’t getting the results you want then you need to seriously look at the situation.

Training for Fat Loss vs Personal Training for Training’s sake.

Some trainers can show you how to use basic exercise form and get you doing sets of excessively high repetitions so that you.. “feel the burn.” You might enjoy their company, and keep coming back even if progress is sluggish.

OR…

Better yet, we can design a specific training program that solves muscle imbalances while working your body hard enough that it seriously oxidizes and burns the fat right off.

I think that is what separates the average trainer from an advanced trainer.

As a trainer, I want results more than you do.

My reason for being a trainer is to get results. You can connect with me, but our time together is not just social time… it’s training for fat loss! (Or whatever your goal may be!)

I believe we must…

  • Provide a specialized, individualized exercise program for each client
  • Be a positive social influence, practice what we preach
  • Exceed client expectations by getting results you never thought possible
  • Pay attention to client needs at all times during training session
  • GET RESULTS!

So choose your trainer wisely, the money is definitely worth it in order to get a great body and avoid the high cost of disease and degeneration. You must choose a trainer who will help you achieve your own results. Be selective — the industry is growing.

Experience is valuable, yet results matter most!

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