{"id":492,"date":"2001-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/fitness-cross-training-the-cure-for-workout-boredom\/"},"modified":"2001-09-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-01T00:00:00","slug":"fitness-cross-training-the-cure-for-workout-boredom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/fitness-cross-training-the-cure-for-workout-boredom\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Training: The Cure for Workout Boredom"},"content":{"rendered":"
Doing the same workout all the time can be tough on your body, not to mention your motivation level. Cross-training can prevent burnout and injury, and it can ensure a well-balanced exercise program<\/a> that includes endurance (three to five times a week), strength, and flexibility training (both two to three times a week).<\/p>\n Finding moves that complement what you do is key, since the idea is to give overworked muscles a breather while you work on neglected ones. We turned to Carol Torgan, Ph.D., an exercise physiologist and a spokeswoman for the American College of Sports Medicine, for suggestions on which exercises to pair with seven popular activities.<\/p>\n
| If you…TryWhyAlso try <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n | |||
| \n Walk or run<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Weight lifting, yoga, or Pilates<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n To prevent imbalances among the muscles in the fronts and backs of the thighs, as well as to stretch hamstrings and hips<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Lower-impact cardio alternatives like biking and swimming to reduce the load on the legs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Take kickboxing or step classes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Weight lifting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n To prevent muscle imbalances<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Lower-impact options like water aerobics or cycling, plus yoga or Pilates for flexibility, balance, and core strength<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Play tennis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Hiking, walking, jogging, or inline skating<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n To balance tennis’ stop-and-start action with sustained moderate-intensity cardio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Yoga or Pilates for shoulder, arm, back, and hip flexibility, and for core strength<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Bike or Spin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Weight lifting, walking, or jogging<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n To build upper-body muscle and maintain and build bone with weight-bearing cardio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Yoga or Pilates for flexible hip, thigh, and back muscles (which can improve bike position) and for core strength<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Weight-train<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Swimming and yoga or Pilates<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n To burn calories and strengthen your heart with cardio, to build core strength, and to keep muscles flexible<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Walking or jogging for weight-bearing cardio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Do Pilates or yoga<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Swimming, biking, or jogging<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n To burn calories and strengthen your heart; also to maintain bone density (jogging in particular helps here)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Weight lifting once or twice a week (some Pilates and yoga classes focus more on flexibility and balance than strength)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| \n Swim<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Walking, jogging, or strength training<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n To build and maintain bone with weight-bearing cardio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Yoga or Pilates for shoulder, back, and hip flexibility, and for core strength<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Doing the same workout all the time can be tough on your body, not to mention your motivation level. Cross-training can prevent burnout and injury, and it can ensure a well-balanced exercise program that includes endurance (three to five times a week), strength, and flexibility training (both two to three times a week). Finding moves […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |