Today I want you to:
Try intense cardio!
This means you need to get a sweat on...
Intense cardio is things like:
Running
HIIT (high intensity interval training)
Swimming
Anything that makes your heart beat fast and a drip come down your forehead
Cardio will help you lose weight (because it burns a hell of a lot of calories) but also if you do endurance training like long distance running, it will make your heart stronger.
This means that your resting heart rate will become lower because your heart can pump more blood with less beats because it's so strong. I used to do a lot of cross country and my resting heart rate was 43 beats per minute, but I stopped cross country races a while ago so it's probably risen quite a lot.
Not only is cardio is good for your health, I find it fun! You work really hard but the endorphins afterwards are great. When you have your second portion of pudding, you feel like you've earned it.
You could make your own cardio workout by doing some of these exercises (or others):
Burpees
Jump Lunges
Skipping Rope
Jumping Jacks
Skater Hops
Mountain Climbers (fast)
High knees
If you don't want to do that, there are plenty of workouts on youtube, pinterest or anywhere on the internet if you search "cardio workout"
Good luck! If you are in the middle of the workout and you're finding it hard, remember that the harder you work, the better it will feel afterwards (:
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| Sorry, this is the least blurry photo we had. Thanks Juliette for skipping rope so photogenically! |
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