I'm super excited to announce my newest project, the LITE Series!!! What is the "LITE"? Low Impact Training Extreme! It's my new LOW IMPACT series focused on the needs of the intermediate exerciser. Don't let the name of this series fool you. It may be LITE on impact and LITE on those joints, but the LITE Series is anything but LITE on challenge! This series will not only help intermediate exercises reach their full potential, but it will also provide a solid challenge for the advanced exerciser through ramped up bonus segments, higher weight options, and premixes. No matter your current fitness level, the LITE series will fit perfectly into your routine. To give you even more of a reason to give LITE a shot, check out these 6 incredible benefits you could get from my new LITE workouts:

#1  LITE Keeps Working Out Fun

The “same old, same old” DOES become boring. That’s why it’s important to vary the type of workouts you do and have some fun while you're at it.  An example is cardio training. With so many ways to do cardio, why would you do only one? With LITE you can choose from several different types of cardio strength training that you enjoy and alternate between them. For example, tackle a metabolic workout during one session, kickboxing in another, and PHA training during the third session. It’s hard to get bored with so much variety – and think outside the cardio box. LITE premixes and Calorie Crush add-ons routines offer almost endless cardiovascular benefits for intermediate and advanced exercisers.

 #2 – LITE Gives Your Body a Metabolic Boost Long After Training is Over

LITE metabolic training is special for the fact that it grabs your metabolism by the horns and takes it for a wild ride! After your initial training session is over, your metabolism is still revved up and running in high gear, resulting in more calories burned over a 24 hour period (when compared to traditional exercise). The more calories you are able to melt off throughout the day equates to a higher percentage of weight loss over time.

Some folks argue that steady-state cardio (such as walking on a treadmill for an hour) will burn more calories than a shorter metabolic session. While the comparison itself in some cases may be true, many forget that it’s not how many calories you burn in a workout, but how many you actually burn in a day. If you want to annihilate fat, high intensity interval training is the way to go.

#3 – LITE Doesn’t Require All of Your Time

We live in a busy world where every ounce of free time is treasured like a family heirloom. People don’t have an hour or two a day to dedicate to their workout. The misconception that long workouts equal more fat loss is half the reason why many people don’t make exercise a part of their daily life to begin with.

LITE is great for this exact reason. Most workouts can be completed in in less than 40 minutes withe timesaver premix options available for those seeking even shorter workout options. If you can’t find a way to squeeze in a 40 minute workout each day, it might be time to reassess your goals and figure out how you can alter your schedule to make it work. Try it for a couple of weeks and see how you do. Once you see your results, you will wonder how you never had the time to make it happen!

#4 – It’s Flexible and Can Be Done Anywhere (No Gym Required)

Hate going to the gym? You’re not alone. If you barely have enough time to exercise, how can anyone expect you to drive to a gym and get your workout in? When you consider the time it takes to exercise and travel, it can take up a significant chunk of your day (or night).

Here’s the deal – LITE can be done at any place, any time! In fact, you can get in a fat blasting workout that will ignite your metabolism right in the privacy of your own home. No major expensive equipment is required. All you need is your body, some standard home fitness equipment,  and a few minutes to make your weight loss and fitness goals become a reality.

#5 – Benefits of LITE PHA Training

What makes LITE PHA training so effective? To meet the added demands of pumping blood between the upper and lower body, your heart has to work harder. This type of training is more challenging to the cardiovascular system than even a traditional circuit workout. Is it an alternative to traditional cardio?

A study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology showed that PHA workouts increase maximum oxygen consumption as well as muscle strength. During the workout, participants maintained a heart rate of between 60 and 80% of maximal heart rate, enough to offer cardiovascular benefits. After 12 weeks of training, the participants also experienced a reduction in systolic blood pressure. If you’re pressed for time, you can challenge your cardiovascular system and build strength in a single workout with LITE PHA training.

LITE PHA is also good for fat loss. The demanding nature of this type of workout forces your body to burn more calories and body fat than standard strength training. So, if you’re trying to get strong, but also shed some body fat, PHA offers both benefits. Another advantage of PHA training is you’re limiting lactic acid build-up and fatigue. When you build up lactic acid in your upper body and the muscles fatigue, you switch to the lower body where the muscles have had enough recovery time to generate force again. With PHA, your upper body recovers while your lower body works and vice versa. In that sense, it’s a time expedient way to work out too.

#6 – LITE Workout Variety

It’s easy to become limited by your routine. Once we feel comfortable doing something, it’s easy to keep doing it – but that can also lead to boredom and stagnation. Plus, varying your workout type and intensity keeps you from working the same muscles over and over in the same way, which can lead to an overuse injury. With so many ways to work out in the comfort of your own home with minimal equipment, there’s no reason to ever experience stagnation or boredom. Don’t be afraid to try something new. LITE will give you a different perspective – and different results as well. Even if you're an advanced exerciser it's a good idea to vary the intensity of your workouts from time to time to avoid overtraining  and to allow your body time to recover from your more intense workouts.

#7 – LITE Pyramid Training Delivers Results

To continue to get benefits from resistance training, you need to challenge your muscles in new ways. Do the same routine month after month and your body will adapt and you’ll stop seeing change. The good news? Making even small changes to your workout is often enough to give new results. Here’s a way to change your routine – try pyramid strength training.

When you do pyramid strength training, you’re working muscles in a number of different ways. You start out with light weights and multiple repetitions. This gives your muscles an endurance workout, activating mostly slow-twitch muscle fibers. As you gradually move up the pyramid, the weight becomes heavier and the repetitions fewer as you transition to heavier weights and low reps to build strength.

As you move up the pyramid towards the heaviest weight, you’re progressively challenging your muscle, giving them the stimulus they need to grow while activating more fast-twitch muscle fibers, ones that are important for strength and power. If you haven’t done this type of routine in a while, your muscles will feel challenged and thoroughly exhausted by the time you reach the top of the pyramid. That’s what you need for growth and change. But you're not finished! You then further work your muscles by going back down the pyramid. With reverse pyramid training, you move in the opposite direction. For the reverse structure, the FIRST set is the heaviest and you reduce the resistance for each subsequent set. As you reduce the resistance, the number of reps you do goes up. In this scheme, you start with 15 pounds in each hand for biceps curls and do 6 reps followed by 12 pounds for 8 reps and, finally, 10 pounds for 10 reps.

The pyramid sequence works nicely because the first set serves as a warm-up, increasing blood flow to your muscles while working on muscular endurance. As you move up in terms of weight, your muscles are warm and ready to meet the increased challenge of heavier weight.