Investment Training

This little tidbit really ties into the previous topic: Not enough time. The vast majority of people simply do not have enough "spare" time.  And pretty much everyone needs to make fitness & health a priority. So what we are left with is a need to workout and yet seemingly not enough time to do it properly. So how can one reconcile the two? I'll tell you - treat your training like an investment.

Let's have some fun. This is an example I use every time I consult a prospective client which I think I got from Alwyn Cosgrove. Let's say you had a million dollars in cash- what would you do with it? Would you go a bury it out in your back yard or stick it under your mattress?  HELL NO! You'd go to a bank and stick it in some rich person's high yield account or fund or something. You'd want a return on your investment.   Don't just let that million sit there, let is work for you and pay you back.

That is exactly the way to look at training.   You do not have multiple hours to workout everyday. You have a 2-3 hours per week. So what do you do?  Do you want to choose a program that burns calories while you do it yet does nothing the other 23 hours? HELL NO! You want a program that will keep your metabolic fires burning for 24-48 hours AFTER you are done working out. You want a return on you workout investment.

Burning calories during an event is all well and good, but elevating your metabolic rate for extended periods of time is where it is at.  Steady state cardio and low intensity weight training off little to no metabolic increase post workout. On the other hand high intensity weight training and interval  training have proven to elevate metabolism for 24-48 post workout.  THATS HUGE! If you workout correctly on Monday morning, you could be burring calories at an elevated rate all the way until Wednesday!  

Choose your exercises carefully and choose your fitness program wisely and you will see increased returns on your sweat investment.

 

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Joshua Carter
The Body Transformation Expert
Carter Fitness
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