Monday, August 31, 2009

Still Fit and Fly After 40


We all get sidetracked now and then when it comes to exercise, but as we get older and it becomes more and more difficult to maintain our youthful physiques, exercise becomes more necessary today than in the later years. With this in mind some fitness experts were asked to create 4 routines that anyone can ease into that all take 20 minutes or less.

It was discovered that exercising 15 minutes a day 3 or 4 times a week was all women needed to lose stomach fat. Try one plan or all four! In just two weeks, you'll notice a tighter belly, a loss of one to two pounds, better muscle tone, higher metabolism, and more energy!

You see, the full-body circuit routine… Doing one strength exercise after another without rest, builds fat-burning muscle fast, while targeting belly bulge with ab moves. A University of Hawaii study found that circuit-training raises your heart rate higher than vigorous running (15 beats per minute faster).

Your Workout at a glance

Weeks 1 + 2: Perform the routine 3 times a week on nonconsecutive days. Using light dumbbells (3 to 5 pounds) do 1 set of 12 to 15 repetitions of each move in the order given. Do the exercises without stopping or rest for no longer than 15 seconds.

Weeks 3 + 4: Repeat the circuit twice so you're doing a total of 2 sets per exercise. Keep It Up: After 4 weeks, try increasing the weights by 1 to 3 pounds. You'll burn fat, tone muscle, and build bone even faster!

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