Whether you’re trying to start up your fitness regimen again after something of a break due to the whole mess that is 2020, or you feel like you’re hitting a brick wall and need a boost to get over it, there are always ways to improve the results you can get from your workout. They don’t always involve having to shell out the cash for a personal trainer, either.
Here, we’ll look at ways you can push your workouts even further to benefit even more.
Warm-up in a more dynamic way
Stretching and getting the body limber and ready to move is crucial before any workout session, of course. It helps decrease the likelihood that you injure yourself. However, rather than just doing a few targeted stretches alone, you should look at some of the more dynamic warmup tips out there. Aside from stretching your muscles, it aims to help your body mimic the exercises that you’re going to be doing by shifting your body weight, which can get your blood flow increased more easily while also opening up your range of motion a lot more effectively. For instance, if you’re running, then you want warmups that specifically target the motions you would do while running, such as knee raises and lunges.
Bringing speed to your weight training
If you’re just getting started with it, then you want to make sure that you’re taking your time to some degree when weight training. After all, it’s important to make sure that you’re learning and repeating the correct lifting form to ensure you’re working out the muscles that you want to target and not causing any potential for damage. However, when you want to start integrating velocity-based training into your lifting, a strength training app can help you measure how fast you should be aiming to safely do reps. This can help improve the growth of muscles considerably when compared to simple and slower lifting sessions in the gym.
Aim for high intensity
Most forms of cardio are going to be great for controlling your weight, improving your body’s ability to get oxygen around when you’re working out, and building stamina. However, if you’re willing to push yourself harder, then you can get a lot more out of your cardio exercises than you usually would. High-intensity interval training programs look at regular cardio exercises, such as running and bike riding, and focus on putting as much energy into going as fast and as hard as you can for short intervals of time. They can be just as effective, if not more so, at helping control weight and improving cardiovascular help, but they are significantly better at building the muscles that can improve your performance, too.
With the step of increasing the intensity, velocity, or duration of your workouts, it’s essential that you’re giving your body both the fuel and the rest that it needs to recover well. Otherwise, you could end up injuring yourself a lot more easily. Take care if you’re pushing yourself further.
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