I signed up for a 'free' session w/ a trainer at the gym. Of course, it was a ploy to get you to sign up for training sessions. And, it worked. Yesterday was my first session with Fred. According to Fred, I only need to do 20 min of cardio at my fat burning target heart rate to get results. Apparently I have been wasting time. Or dreading a 40 min jaunt on the elliptical when I could have done 20 and not thought twice.
Also - I learned that weight training is more important than I thought. I do not weight train. But, when you have more muscle, you burn more calories at rest. (I feel like I learned this somewhere along the line, and promptly forgot to apply it to my own life.) So, now I have a fun little sheet at the gym that tells me what machine to use, how much weight and how many reps. And at least I know I'm on the right track for change, and will have someone to check in with weekly to make sure I'm getting somewhere.
4 comments:
yeah but at your 'fat burning' rate that is like - run so your lungs burn. if you do 20 mins of lung burning exercise, youre golden.
I think its good you got a trainer!
Actually if I run - my heart rate goes a little higher. It's way easier to maintain on the elliptical, but on the treadmill it evened out to about 4.0 - 4.3speed,and 2.5 incline.
And, did you know that the calorie count on the machines is inaccurate? It is an average based on a certain weight.
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