Cycling For Fitness
February 25, 2009
It is always good to mix your fitness program up. Other wise there is a likely hood of you getting bored and as a result slacking off on your fitness levels. Have you ever considered cycling as an add on, for you’re over all fitness? Well it will give you an equally good to great work out. Not only will it improve your physique, but you can be assured of increased levels of oxygen in your system. Since a slightly different set of muscles are at work you will get better muscular/toned legs for sure; an enhanced ability to handle lactic acid, while not to mention a far better body fat percentage.
The idea in trying out cycling is aimed at you mixing your regular work out. It’s no point doing the same routine day in and day out. So try to change it as much as possible. This makes the body ( which tends to work on all these time clocks we have set into it, seen how you get up at almost the same time daily no matter) have to react at a totally different manner each time you effect a change in your practice. This change it self is good for the body system. You will find your self in turn with a much stronger and endurable body than before.
So let’s see how we can help you plan this new form of fitness work out. For starts let me introduce you to the 1 or 2 tempo sessions. This is to build a base for you’re over all cycling program. This demands that you cycle at a high intensity for 20 to 25 minutes at a time. The intention is for you is to get used to the higher levels of lactic acid in your system. With in a week or so your body will adjust to its effects and you will find your second legs so to say. Now move up the gear with regards to intensity.
It is good to keep one day a week for longer sessions. This will help you build up your cardiovascular endurance. This need not be a high intensity work out. Do this for anything between 45 minutes to an hour at the maximum. This should get your endurance levels up really high.
Remember we have introduced you to cycling here as a substitute to your current work out. So make sure you do so much only and not to much that you are too fatigued to do your normal workout. Make sure you give the body adequate rest between work outs.
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