| If you are looking for a total body workout, you | | | | with brief spurts of aerobic exercise. For instance, |
| want to combine strength training and aerobics. | | | | you do a set of curls, then walk on the treadmill |
| These are two very different types of exercise | | | | for five minutes. Next, you do a bench press and |
| but the work together to turn your body into a | | | | then ride a bike for seven minutes. In short, you |
| finely tuned machine. Weight training will tone your | | | | do an aerobic activity such as jumping rope, |
| muscles, making you stronger while aerobics will | | | | walking on the treadmill, running or riding a bike |
| make your heart and lungs stronger, giving you | | | | for short bursts in between each set of weights |
| more stamina while burning the fat. These two | | | | or nautilis machines. |
| disciplines of exercise work best when you | | | | Interval training is very popular among athletes |
| combine them with a sensible, sound nutritional | | | | because it builds stamina and strength. With |
| plan. When you combine good nutrition, strength | | | | people who want to lose weight, it can bring |
| training and aerobics you can get the body you | | | | about fantastic results. Interval training utilizes the |
| have always wanted. | | | | best results of strength training and aerobics. |
| Strength Training | | | | What is a Total Body Workout? |
| Strength training is typically weight bearing | | | | A total body workout involves both strength |
| exercise or resistance training. It does just what | | | | training and aerobic exercise so that your entire |
| the title suggests, it builds strength. Weight lifting | | | | body is worked. You get the benefits of being |
| and exercise machines are examples of strength | | | | stronger as well as having enhanced endurance. A |
| training devices. However, pilates and yoga can | | | | typical total body workout consists of working |
| also be methods of strength training. You don't | | | | one muscle group (such as the upper body) for |
| necessarily have to hold free weights to use a | | | | thirty minutes or so a day three times a week - |
| machine to strength train. You can use the weight | | | | Monday, Wednesday and Friday, then the other |
| of your own body to provide resistance and | | | | muscle group (such as the lower body) for thirty |
| increase your strength. | | | | minutes or so three times a week - Tuesday, |
| It is a good practice to strength train one set of | | | | Thursday and Saturday. Aerobic activity is |
| muscles (such as the upper body) one day and | | | | practices every day for about thirty minutes. |
| another set (such as the lower body) the next. | | | | Some workouts differ in times, some go longer |
| Most muscle groups need time to rest and | | | | and some are shorter, but that is the basic total |
| recover after exercise. So while you can work | | | | body workout. |
| out every day, you should work out different | | | | Nutrition |
| muscle groups each day to give worked muscles | | | | If you are working your body with strength |
| time to rest and repair. This will give you optimal | | | | training and aerobics, you need to have the |
| results. | | | | proper nutrition to fuel your body so that is can |
| Aerobics | | | | perform at an optimum level. You should eat |
| Aerobics is a cardio exercise that gets your heart | | | | plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains |
| rate up and keeps it up. This can be anything | | | | and lean meats. You need a lot of protein to fuel |
| from walking to riding a bike. You can run on a | | | | your muscles, muscle growth and loss of fat. The |
| treadmill or take an aerobics class. If it gets your | | | | various fruits and vegetables give you the |
| heart rate up, it is an aerobic activity. You | | | | vitamins and minerals that you need. Whole grains |
| generally move a lot during aerobic exercise. | | | | like brown rice and quinoa also offer protein, fiber |
| You can do aerobic exercises every day because | | | | and minerals. If you are training intensively you |
| they do not focus on specific muscle groups. | | | | may find that you need nutritional supplements. |
| Where strength training makes you strong, | | | | This is very common for people who train |
| aerobics makes you lean. It also strengthens your | | | | vigorously. |
| heart and respiratory system, giving you | | | | There are specific differences between strength |
| increased stamina. With regular aerobic exercise, | | | | training and aerobics. Actually, these two types of |
| you will find that you can run faster and longer as | | | | exercise work together to form a total body |
| well as perform better. | | | | workout. When you combine the two you will find |
| Interval Training | | | | that you body is stronger, leaner and have better |
| Interval training is a combination of weight training | | | | stamina. If you want to tune your body to an |
| and aerobics and is attributed to effective weight | | | | optimal level, strength training and aerobic activity |
| loss and conditioning. During interval training, you | | | | are the way to accomplish it. |
| do your regular weight training, but intersperse | | | | |