Cardio Problemo

Your cardio workout is predictable.

Your body becomes efficient at what it does often and routinely. This means you burn fewer calories than you used to with the same activity. Throwing your body a surprise will charge it up to burn more calories.

Try to vary the intensity of your workouts. On some days, keep your pace consistent for the entire duration of the workout. On other days, add more intense intervals by increasing the pace, resistance, or the incline on an elliptical. Start modestly, then gradually increase the duration of those intervals.

You can also try to vary the duration and/or frequency of your workouts. Two or three days per week, increase the time of your cardio. On another day, ramp up the intensity of the entire workout, but decrease the duration. If you are working out two times per week, add another one or two days.

If possible, add another activity or two to your cardio workouts. It can be as simple as running the stairs in your house or jumping rope for short bouts. Throw them in to your workouts.

You should also begin some resistance training. Get yourself some dumbbells and use them, along with body-weight exercises such as squats and lunges, for 15-20 minutes, three times per week, not on consecutive days.

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