CV EQUIPMENT Cardio lovers
who dislike other types of training should remember that the more
muscle you have,
the more efficient you are at
burning calories improved VO2 max; and performance,
a combination of all three at a high intensity – will deliver a faster, more aerobic engine and can be worked harder next time around.”
Exercise efficiently
“For many, lack of time is a common excuse to not exercise,” says Life Fitness’ McConnell. How we exercise is therefore critical not only to achieving the intended results, but also to ensuring users dedicate time to exercise while balancing busy lifestyles. High intensity interval training (HIIT)
is a popular solution and one that’s proven to deliver results: “HIIT is consistently shown to increase VO2
max
– the maximum volume of oxygen that an athlete can use – to a signifi cantly greater extent than moderate-state exercise, in healthy and clinical populations across a range of ages,” says Dr Michelle Mellis, senior lecturer in sport and exercise physiology at Leeds Beckett University. And there are benefi ts beyond max too. McConnell adds: “By
VO2
combining high intensity training with lower intensity intervals, exercisers can get a fat-torching workout in less time and burn calories for hours after.” Richard Tidmarsh, trainer and owner
of Reach Health and Performance, agrees: “Many working people are time poor but still want a killer workout, so training sessions should include both functional movement and strength work. I incorporate the Versaclimber in many programmes – a cardio machine that permits long and steady work for endurance or short and brutal bursts for HIIT.” Meanwhile, although deemed a
more traditional approach to exercise, steady-state cardiovascular training – moving at a steady pace for a sustained
Star Trac advises switching equipment to avoid plateauing
period – does still have its benefi ts.
“Both steady-state cardio and HIIT are convenient, versatile and safe ways to develop your cardiovascular system. Both types measurably improve a number of important health and fi tness markers,” confi rms Gonzalez, pointing to a number of benefi ts of steady-state cardio including maintaining muscle mass, faster recovery time and building up aerobic fi tness levels.
Get the balance right Combining training disciplines – cardiovascular, strength, functional and flexibility training – into a workout programme will help exercisers get more out of each training element:
“Cardio lovers who dislike other types of training should remember that the more muscle you have, the more efficient you are at burning calories, and strength training is integral to building more muscle,” explains Tillinghast. Lee Somers, product tester and
fi tness equipment trainer for Pulse, adds: “A mixture of light intensity steady-state and high-intensity interval training, combined with functional training, is the best mix to achieve a complete body workout.” And Technogym UK’s Powles agrees:
“Incorporate cardio, strength and functional tools at different intensities
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to achieve both enhanced muscularity and cardiovascular ability.” Innovations in technology and product
design have resulted in many fi tness equipment suppliers now facilitating a multi-faceted workout via single pieces of cardio equipment. Hybrids such as Cybex’s Arc Trainer train for not only cardio but also strength, power and endurance, while StairMaster has been offering such benefi ts since the 1980s: “Stair climbing uses your largest muscles to carry your own weight uphill, facilitating an effi cient and effective cardio and strength building workout combined,” says Elena Lapetra, head of Schwinn and StairMaster UK & Ireland. Taking this one step further, others
encourage users not to think of each training discipline separately but to think of each element as part of an overall workout in order to really get the most out of cardio training, as Dr Paul Juris, executive director of the Cybex Research Institute, explains: “With a little modifi cation and creativity, the distinction between cardio and strength exercises can be eliminated, and one can experience an outstanding workout in an abbreviated time. By combining strength and cardio training into a single concept, one will be assured of a balanced and complete programme with more extensive benefi ts.”
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