Cardio cardio and more cardio !
Hey naomi , west is on the right track with that mini progamme for your training . But in order for you to maximise any possible weight reduction , you need to do plenty of cardiovascular exercise at the correct heart rate for a min of 30 mins 4 to five times per week for several weeks and also watch your diet . Heart rate is extremely important . The way to find out your max heart rate is to subtract your age from 220 , so in your case this equals 195 beats per min . Now for weight loss you should workout at 65% of your max hr of 195 which is roughly 125 to 135 beats per min for no shorter than 30 mins . (For those seeking cardio fitness you should train at 80% max heart rate instead)
Now suppose you are on the treadmill or cross-trainer for 45mins and the computer tells you that you have burned 600 calories . Your metabolism will for the next 2-3hrs , keep burning up calories at a faster rate than normal . Taking the 600 calories burned in that session , the hour after you finish your metabolism will burn roughly 3to350 calories more than normal and the next hour roughly 150-200 more than normal , and 3hrs after you've trained it will be back to normal . All in , that 45mins in the gym equates to in and around 1000 calories burned from exercising !
The recommended total calories for women is 2000 per day , combine a good diet with cardio and gym work week after week and you will see vast improvements (not that you need improving !) in areas you deem need help ! I could do a quarterpoundher here and write and write but i wont , hope i've helped a little . One last thing , smaller meals more frequent help speed up your metabolism !!!!
Ps , i've gotten down to 5% bodyfat several times so i know what i'm talkin about
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