Total Body
Busy Women – Total Body Conditioning
Busy Women – Total Body Conditioning
Total body conditioning forget any thoughts or information you read about spot reducing. Spot reducing doesn’t work end of story. The only way to get a firm butt, slender thighs, tight abs and get rid of that saggy arm fat is by training your whole body each workout.
weight training, kettlebell training, interval training, bodyweight exercises and eating healthy are your keys. In this article I am going to concentrate on the training and workouts for total body conditioning. In other articles we will look at healthy eating for lean muscle gain, fat loss and increasing your energy.
By using total body conditioning workouts you will not only get faster and much better results (in lean muscle gains and fat loss) but your workouts will be much shorter. At home or at the gym wherever you workout your workouts should take you at most 40 minutes.
If you are spending more than 40 minutes you are probably not working out at the proper intensity level. Your weight training workouts will probably be the longest in terms of time. But this can also be shortened by cutting down your rest time in-between sets.
I am a big believer in variety in workouts. By variety I mean using all the training systems I mentioned above.
Let me give you a rundown on the 4 training systems for total body conditioning.
There’s different ways to build strength, add lean muscle and lose fat:
Today a beginner bodyweight only total body conditioning workout.
• Bodyweight Exercises. Master your own body weight first. Pushups, pullups, situps,
squats, etc are the best place to start. Bodyweight workouts are what I would advise to anyone who is just starting an exercise program.
Here is a beginning Bodyweight program for total body conditioning:
1) Prisoner Squats
2) Push-ups
3) Burpees
Stay with this 3-4 days a week for 1-2 weeks. I want you to just get your body and conditioning level ready to take on more difficult workouts. Work up to 3-4 sets for 8-10 reps. As a beginner if you think 2 weeks isn’t enough stay on it longer you will know when its time to move on.
Coming in future articles I’ll be covering the following and more.
* Weight Training. Using free weights, barbell training specifically. You can build a
massive amount of strength,lean muscle and achieve great fat loss results with just a simple set of weights.
When doing Weight training Compound exercises like Squats, Deadlifts, Presses, etc build the most strength, lean muscle and is still the best method for fat loss.
most strength the fastest.
* Kettlebell Training You can train at home, or go outside and get some fresh air. Kettlebell training is a form of training that will not only improve the appearance of your physique, it will give you strength and mental toughness that you did not know was even possible.
* Interval Training What most people don’t know is that intervals are the best cardio method for fat loss. An interval is a short period of exercise performed at a given intensity for a specific length of time. Each interval is separated from the next interval by a short rest or lighter activity. Intervals continue to burn calories and fat after the training session, and that’s something you won’t get from slower, longer sessions of cardio.
About the Author
If you are starting an exercise program and haven’t worked out for a while go get a check up and your doctors okay. Start out slow and gradually build up every workout.
Talk to you soon Joe
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