Holiday season means cold weather, parties with sweets and bad food, and most of all alcohol! This is a perfect time to ramp up your workout with lighter weight, more reps, and less rest between exercises. Interval strength training with short rest breaks will allow the body to maintain an elevated heart rate and stay in a fat burning zone. You can also apply this to cardio as well if you hate doing distance on a treadmill. Do short bursts of speed with short rests to mix it up and break up the monotony. Intervals on the treadmill or elliptical will shock the body and keep it from settling into a steady state where calorie burn is minimal. The key to interval training is you have to push yourself and work hard. A great way to stay motivated and work hard is by training with a partner or in a group, so be sociable.
Example Intervals for strength training:
30sec work – 15sec rest, 4 exercises, total body, rotate through the 4 exercises 3 times.
Example Interval for cardio:
2 min uphill walk (at least 12% incline) – 1min flat jog, continue for at least 30 min.
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