We offer a class here at Fitness Ridge Utah called ‘Mountain’. It’s a cardio class that involves an increase in effort every 3-5 minutes (depending on the instructor and the day) for 45 minutes.
I personally came up with this class for days when I didn’t really feel like working out. You know those days….you make it to the gym but are completely unmotivated to do your full-on cardio workout? Well - for those days I do ‘mountain’. This way I have a nice long warm up (which I need sometimes) before getting into the tougher stuff.
Many times I would find that if I just gave myself longer to warm up I would eventually get into my workout and at least finish it (I might even enjoy it - but lets not get crazy…)
Without fail - by the end of any workout - I am always happy that I did it. Even if it was a crappy workout - I at least did it. I at least burned my workout calories; at least I exercised my heart and muscles and gave my brain a break from thinking about my daily duties.
And that is always a good thing.
The bottom line is to simply exercise - it doesn’t always have to be the hardest workout - you don’t always have to burn your predetermined amount of calories - but you do need to move your body.
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