Fight the winter bulge!!!
Now winters in full swing we have less daylight in the mornings and evenings, wet weather and cooler temperatures. Getting outside and enjoying your normal exercise routine will be harder, which may lead to you putting on a couple of extra kilo’s. But don’t worry, with Orbit Fitness’s fantastic range of quality home exercise equipment, being stuck indoors during winter doesn’t mean that you wont be able to exercise, and you’ll be looking fantastic when summers here again and its time to hit the beaches. Cardiovascular exercise is a great way to burn fat and with Perth biggest range of treadmills, bikes, ellipticals, rowers and boxing equipment Orbit Fitness has everything you need.
Here are some basic tips
To help get your metabolism going and burn more fat, not just while you’re exercising but for the whole day, try dong 30 to 40 minutes of cardiovascular exercise before breakfast, 3 to 4 times per week. To burn fat you need to get your heart rate to approximately 60 to 70 percent of your maximum heart rate. Calculating this is easy with the following formula. 220 minus your age . For example, someone who is 45 years old will have a maximum heart rate of 175 beats per minute. By multiplying this by 60 and then 70 percent it will give you your “Fat burning zone”. Which in this case is 105 to 122 beats per minute. Most good quality exercise equipment will have an inbuilt heart rate sensor, or you can buy separate heart rate monitors such as Polar at all Orbit Fitness stores.
Here’s a simple workout
- To maintain a healthy weight –
| Monday | Morning cardiovascular training |
| Tuesday | Weights workout |
| Wednesday | Morning cardiovascular training |
| Thursday | Abdominal weight training |
| Friday | Morning cardiovascular training |
| Saturday | Weights workout |
| Sunday | Rest |
People always ask me “What’s the best exercise to burn fat?” The best advice I can give is to buy a piece of equipment that replicates the exercise you like to do, for example if you like to run get a treadmill, if you like to ride get an exercise bike. You will be more likely to enjoy it and stick with it in the long run. Orbit Health & Fitness can help provide you with the tools to build your perfect body, equipment that’s easy to use and certain to be effective. And it won’t take over your life. Our holistic approach will help you to implement your choice to be fitter, slimmer, healthier and happier.
