Variety is best for cardio
Variety is best for cardio
"Today's Take Home"- Vary your cardio, you don't ALWAYS have to do the same activity
Many times we fall into a rut and just do the same thing over and over. Unfortunately we can do the same thing with our workouts as well. If you're not planning on competing in a specific event, variety might just be the key to your success!
- Changing up your cardio workouts can teach you a new skill. Learn to swim or take up boxing. Giving yourself a variety of options allows you to train your body at different angles, or hit different muscle groups. For example swimming is very upper body dominant, while running and cycling is very lower body dominant, yet all of them are very efficient forms of cardio. This can also be an outstanding way to prevent injuries while still making progress.
- Always doing the same thing can lead to injuries, and boredom. Constant running can lead to stress fractures, while boxing all the time can lead to shoulder injuries. Plus if you always do the same activity you could start dreading it and begin to feel like you HAVE to do it, or get frustrated if you're not seeing improvements.
Fire it up! Anything worth doing is worth doing right, so Don't suck! Good talk!
