WORKOUTS FOR 2022…
Which workout is best suited to your body type:
1. The one you’ll be more consistent at!
If you do what your neighbour/partner/friend signs up for and you don’t enjoy, well I can’t see you getting any benefits out of it purely because excuses start on why you don’t want to attend.
Strength training has great benefits, yoga is fantastic, running can be rewarding for some and team sports are fun.
Being somewhere you don’t want to be and doing things you don’t like is not good for you mind and soul.
2. Exercise in the morning or afternoon – this is up to you as well.
Morning exercisers are found to be more consistent due to not having the day go pear shaped and therefore not getting to gym or classes.
Afternoon exercisers will find they have more strength (studies shown that we do have more strength later in the day as opposed to the mornings)
3. HIIT (High Intensity Training) should be done only once/twice a week.
The correct means for HIIT training is to be short and sharp – to elevate your heart rate and then rest.
To come to these sessions with energy and enough recovery to execute them correctly.
If you are tired, and haven’t recovered and your effort of the workout feels like an 8 out of 10 but really your heart rate monitor is saying 3/10 then you are not getting the benefits of this type of workout for that day.
When you intend to complete a HIIT workout – work hard and recover.
4. Recovery – the MOST important part of workouts.
If you do not allow time for recovery you will soon come across injuries and mental fatigue.
If you are intending to maintain your workout load for the year ahead, think of being smart about your training, mix up your workout styles, include more intense days and more gentler days.
Think of recovery, yoga, walking, saunas, massage, spending time with pets or other family members that give you energy, not drain your energy.
Most importantly BE KIND TO YOURSELF.
