Is Your Workout Getting You in Better Shape?

Is Your Workout Getting You in Better Shape?

Which best describes your workout (select from the following):

Zone 1 – Comfortable
Zone 2 – Challenging and Comfortable
Zone 3 – Challenging and Uncomfortable

If you are in Zone 1 and you want to improve your fitness, get yourself into Zone 2 for five minutes for every 10 minutes of your workout.
Work your way up to 30 minutes in Zone 2.
You can do this by increasing intensity with speed or incline or repetition, etc.

Final Result

Zone 1 – Warmup
Zone 2 – Workout
Zone 1 – Cool Down

Once your fitness has plateaued you can Go To Zone 3, using the same method.

Bottom line: Getting results isn’t always comfortable, but it’s worth the effort!