Real Age Tips

luvtorun

Cathlete
This was in my Real Age Tips email today.....

Wait for Weights


Maximize the calorie-burning benefits of your workout by tackling cardiovascular exercise before strength training.

Doing cardio first can help you exercise longer, and thus burn more calories, than you would if you were tired out by weight training first. And finishing your workout with weights helps boost post-workout metabolism -- the rate at which your body burns calories after you're done. The result may be an overall better calorie burn, according to a small study.

RealAge Benefit: Exercising regularly can make your RealAge as much as 9 years younger.
 
Jane, one pound of muscle burns between 7 to 13 calories a day (as determined by studies that measured oxygen and blood flow to tissues), and most women don't develop enough muscle to make much difference in their calorie-burning. I guess every little bit helps though.


-Nancy
 

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