Training Rate

You will burn more fat if you exercise longer at a lower intensity. Many aerobic enthusiasts notice that they begin to improve when they stop trying to get at the top. This is because as long as you exercise moderately, your body improves slowly. When you reach a degree when your level of fitness is very good, you should slow down. At this level, you can even exercise half of what you did before with almost the same benefits.

But when you get really, I mean really fit, if you do not maintain the same effort that helped you to get there, your level of fitness will go down and down whatever you do. So, be moderate!

In order to improve your fitness level, your training should be done 4 to 5 times a week, for at least 10 to 20 minutes. Notice that three workouts per week will only maintain your overall physical condition. Training should be consistent (up to your level of fitness) and specific.

A training effect will occur if the frequency, the intensity and the duration of the exercise are sufficient and gradually increased.

Exercise should not be uncomfortable, but the muscles should pass a little beyond their level of ordinary fatigue. That is why it is important to challenge yourself all the time. It is important to achieve a training level by doing exercise regularly and evenly spaced during the week in order to avoid detraining.

The purpose of training is to overload one or more of the body's energy systems (lungs, heart, etc.) The body should be challenged so that it goes beyond its normal functioning range. In response to this overload the body begins to change and adapt. The body adapts so that it will not be as stressed if the same physical exertion is applied to it in the future. It is a natural mechanism you have to use.

However, between training sessions, you must give it a period of rest. It is during this time of rest that the cellular changes take place in the various energy systems and improve them. This time is known as a recovery period. Your body is so wonderful, it has two ways to recover, one passive and one active.

The passive way is to sleep or rest completely. If after an aerobics training session, you feel tired and want to go to bed early, that is normal, do not fight it, go for it. The active way to recover is exercising at a low intensity for a short period, such as an easy ride on the bike or strolling in the parks every other day.

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