What did you do for your workout today?
April 16, 2008 by admin
I just had to write this before I got off this high I am on. You see here in the Midwest we have had some strange whether this winter.
Heck, just the other day it was 32 degrees and snow flurries. Isn't this the middle of April?
Anyways, I am looking forward to some warmer weather and getting outside.
Today was a great day. It was sunny warmer and it energized me for a great workout.
On my drive to the gym I decided to follow one of Alwyn Cosgrove's Afterburn Workouts to get a really good workout in.
Then when I was done and driving home I didn't want to go back inside so I stopped at a park by my house, which has a hill and ran some sprints and plyometrics.
I am sure I will feel it tommorrow, but it felt great.
Did you know you can get a natural high from working out because of the endorphins that you release when working out.
It kept me in a great mood and I was proud of what I was able to do.
Now, you may wonder why I didn't run for 2 miles around the park.
The answer is I hate slow boring cardio. I have always hated it even though I was good at the distance events in high school I hated doing them.
So I ran sprints in high school even though I wasn't very fast or competitive in that event I did it anyways because it entertained me.
Little did I know that I was doing the same workouts that the experts now preach to burn fat fast.
Little did I know that I was molding my metabolism to burn fast all day long and to keep me thin.
No wonder I could eat like a horse and never gain any fat.
The moral of the story is this:
If you want to feel great and release all those endorphins as well as burn fat to show off that lean muscular physique then high intensity interval training is the key to your success.
If you want to learn more about Alwyn's Afterburn workouts and the workout I did check it out here.
The research is more conclusive every day in regards to interval training and fat loss so don't delay. Now that it should be getting warm in all parts of the country get out to your local park and run some sprints. It doesn't matter if you are overweight and can't run much.
If all you could do is run 20ft and then walk 50ft and then run 20ft this would be interval training and better than just walking. Start slow and take it one workout at a time. Before you know it you will be working out hard in the gym and outside all the time looking thinner and thinner.
Yours in health!
Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS
Dress Size Reduction Diet
Tags: alwyn-cosgrove, cardio-interval-training, how-to-lose-weight-effectively, strength-training
Awesome stuff, Jayson! People need to hear over and over again about these High Energy workouts. They are SO much more effective than slow, boring cardio for fat loss!