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How to make the most from your Personal Training workout!

Posted By: Carl Cautley on 03/31/2011

How to Get the Most from Your personal Training Workouts!

If you're already working out regularly - congratulations!  You are certainly on
the right track to staying fit and healthy for life.  But did you know, there are
most likely several things you can do to make your workout routine even more effective?

Here are a few tips to get a little more out of your workout programme:

1. Do your cardio workout straight after your personal training resistence session.  The best practice
is to immediately transition to either a piece of cardio equipment or go for a long,
brisk walk after you've stretched or cooled down. This takes advantage of an elevated
metabolic state and lower amounts of available calories and sugar, forcing your
body to burn fat as a fuel. Don't wait to do it later in the day because you will
have missed that great opportunity that happens right after your workout has finished.
Do your cardio while all the right pieces are in place to burn fat.

2. On 'non-workout' days, it is critical that you exercise. Whether it is a run
or brisk walk or swim, you need to try to keep the calories burning. And the earlier
in the day the better. Why? Because you start the fire burning again! It generally
takes a day or two to recover to a resting state, but if you keep the body moving,
you will condition your body to burn at a higher metabolic rate forever! If you
are able to shock your body with a brief sprint or two (climb a few sets of stairs
without resting!) or some pace changes in your normal walking (go fast 30 seconds,
then easy for 60, then repeat), you are getting your metabolism back on track from
the previous day's workout. Nothing is going to replace an active workout in the
gym, but you can help encourage better results by staying active. Even the Surgeon
General said that a 60 year old woman should workout DAILY for an hour to stay fit.

3. This year, work at daily workouts. Warm up to it, even 20-30 minutes at a time.
2-3-4 days in the studio, 2-3-4 days on your own and you will have the body (and
energy and vitality) you've always dreamed about.

4. After your workout, try to wait at least 45 minutes before eating carbohydrates,
especially any 'sugary' drinks. If you must eat, try something like a whey protein
shake with very few carbs in it. Definitely stay away from bagels, toast, cereal
(even fruit) for a while post-workout.  This can potentially turn your body away
from burning fat by providing an easier, faster fuel.

Make your workouts the best that they can be this year...and you'll stay fit and
healthy for life!