Using kettlebells is a terrific technique to develop muscle all over the body. You may use the weighted cast-iron spheres into all of your favorite activities because they are so adaptable.
Cycling is non-weight bearing and low impact, allowing you to work up a sweat without putting undue strain on your joints. Cycling outside has the advantage of being so energizing that you may easily burn a lot of calories without feeling like you’re exerting yourself too much.
The riders produced about 25% more power and had heart rates nearly 10 beats per minute higher (burning more calories) outdoors than indoors when researchers had a group of trained cyclists complete two 40-kilometer rides, one indoors and one outdoors, at the same perceived exertion.
You probably don’t row much unless you’re a regular on the crew team. If so, you’re missing out on a full-body workout that improves posture, strengthens the upper back, and tones the arms, legs, and core while burning up to 500 calories each hour (more if you put in more effort and row more aggressively).
When you come into the gym, it’s probable that the rowing machines will be open and ready to give you a workout, unlike the treadmills, which are virtually always in use. Use the right rowing technique, please. Legs should provide the majority of the force for the most of the stroke, and then your arms and back should pull through to complete the stroke while maintaining your arms.
LIT Method is the latest hot exercise movement out of Los Angeles, and focuses on low impact training (hence the name). The 50-minute class incorporates rowing (sprints and steady paced bouts), resistance band and mat strength work, and foam rolling mobility exercises to “build you up rather than break you down,” as LIT co-founders and high profile personal trainers Justin Norris and Taylor Gainor like to say. If you can’t make a class, which are extremely limited right now, you can get a LIT KIT, which includes rowing and resistance bands; recovery rolling tools, and instructional videos.
