Is This Intense Enough?

Aerobics are great for losing weight and staying healthy because they strengthen your breathing and heart as well as help you burning fat. However, many people don’t know or understand how to do an aerobics workout in order to maximize the results. Intensity is a very important aspect of any aerobics workout, so if you want to get the most out of your aerobics, make sure that you’re following these three rules.

First, find that intensity that is your sweet spot. If you work out too intensely, you may injure yourself or will not see results. However, if you don’t work out intensely enough, you will not lose any weight or grow stronger. Therefore, you have to work with a program that has just the right intensity for your own body, keep in mind that your body is unique and it’s hard to compare it with others in many aspects. When trying new exercises, make sure that they include enough weights or speed to make the workout hard, but not impossible. Also remember that you will need to re-work the intensity of your workout as your tolerance and endurance increase, so take a look at your routine every week or two and make necessary changes.

The second rule is to maintain the intensity and consider the safety of your exercise to your own body. Over training is a huge problem because it puts you and those around you in danger. When you under train, you see no results, which may push you to intensify your exercise. That’s good, but do it too much and you’ll be vomiting before the workout is over and possibly injuring yourself. If you are training properly, your muscles should be sore, but your joints should not. Never do an intense exercise in which you cannot control your form or breathing. Instead, take breaks on each set properly (usually 30s-1 minute for every set) and use lower weights or speed to get back on track. This method will help you get more out of your workout anyway. In any case, if you are injured during a workout, call immediately for help from those around you. It is a good idea to workout with a partner or at least let someone know that you’re working out in case anything happens to you.

Lastly, build intensity instead of jumping into the deep end. When you are starting to exercise, you won’t be able to suddenly run the Boston marathon! Building up slowly will help prevent injury, as talking about in the second step, but it can also help you to avoid frustration.

Conclusion: If you slowly build up your aerobics routine, you’ll be able to find success more readily.