Are you looking for a great way to get in great shape
without spending half your life at the gym? You might want to consider
sprinting. Sprinting affords opportunities for rapid weight loss, muscle
building and cardiovascular health. It can be completed in a short time but
carries greater benefits than many other activities. It isn’t about working out
alone but also knowing how to exercise for maximum benefit.
Sprinting encourages higher levels of weight loss. Study
participants were able to lose more body fat than other types of exercises (1).
The higher levels of heart rate increase oxidization of fat and encourage muscle
tone. Sprinting activity jolts the body to start drawing from its fat energy
sources to maintain activity leading to body mass loss.
The enzymes of the body produced after sprinting lower the
amount of energy being stored in the fat cells and move them into the muscles (2).
Those that engage in sprinting on a regular basis may find their body changing
quickly as more muscle tone is created even when they aren’t working out.
Redirecting where energy is stored has a systematic impact on the body and how
it operates.
If you are a person who wants to develop your abs sprinting
affords an easier time doing this. The movement of legs and arms requires
constant engagement with the core of the body (3).
The fittest professional sports players have both muscle tone and low fat
levels- it’s in the short bursts of energy from sprints!
The cardiovascular benefits are also astounding. Research
helps show those 15-25 minutes of sprinting-walking 3X a week is as effective
as 60-minute moderate exercise 5-6 times a week (4). Less
time with maximum benefit is always beneficial for overall maintenance of a
health program when our lives are busy.
Sprinting Tips:
1. Warm up and stretch.
2. Wear proper shoes and run on even surface (or uphill).
3.) Sprint 30 seconds at 5-8 (out of ten) maximum capacity
and walk 3 minutes between spurts.
4.) At least 15-30 minutes 3X a week.
5.) Maintain a weekly routine for maximum benefit.
