By Blake and Gwen Beckcom | Fitness
Whether you prefer working out in the morning, during lunch or after work, having a professional trainer is a powerful approach for both men and women to squeeze in a high-impact workout session that yields results in less time. With a focus on compound, total-body exercises, you use many different muscle groups that burn a ton of calories and get more done at once.
Additionally, Tandem Training is an excellent option for busy individuals who can only carve out an hour in their day to focus on their health and fitness goals. It provides an outlet to get back in the gym this summer if you have taken time off, as well provides a great way for couples to reach health and fitness goals together by mutual support.
Get in and get fit
Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to log hundreds of hours in the gym each month to accomplish your health and fitness goals. In fact, studies show that a short, but powerful and intense workout session of 45 to 60 minutes can yield greater results. The key to getting the most out of your workout is to have a structured total-body approach that includes a dynamic warm up, intense strength and conditioning training and a relaxing cool down.
To get the most out of your workout time, start your calorie-burning engines in your warm up. A dynamic warm up of body weight squats, jumping jacks or jump rope, moving lunges with stretches and high knee jogging will get your blood and heart pumping, while kick starting your metabolism.
Then, by focusing on super-set exercises, done back to back, you get a quick, intense workout that targets your total body. You will not waste time isolating single muscles, but will instead focus on achieving a total package of looking, feeling and performing better.
After you push your body to the max, it is essential to properly cool down with stretching and deep breathing. Lengthening your muscles is important for restoring and preparing your body for future workouts.
Get fit together
As we prepare for summer and celebrate men’s health and Father’s Day this June, it is time for both men and women to join forces to work together toward accomplishing their summertime health and fitness goals. Fitness Together’s Tandem Training provides a high-impact workout environment that allows duos to begin together, work together and finish together in pursuit of a common purpose and to achieve individual fitness goals. We combine energy and fun with strength training, cardio conditioning and nutritional guidance to help both men and women feel better, look better and perform better than they ever thought was possible.
—Blake and Gwen Beckcom are owners of Fitness Together in Mission Hills, which offers one-on-one sessions with experienced personal trainers. To find out more visit FitnessTogether.com/MissionHills or call 619-794-0014.
