Early Morning Exercise
Why would you possibly want to get up early in the morning to exercise? Isn't your bed a better place to be at a crazy hour like 5:30 AM?!?! Well there are a few simple answers to this question....
Let's start off with the fact that when you wake up in the morning your metabolism is running pretty slowly. Certain things help to raise your metabolism:
1. Exercise
2. Eating
So you should do both! Let's try starting off with the exercise;-)
Cardiovascular exercise, like running or biking or walking, will get your muscles moving and jump start your metabolism for the day. The more you move, the higher your metabolism cranks up!
Resistance Training, i.e., Weight Training, will continue to get you moving and increase your metabolism. However, resistance training will not only increase your metabolism during the exercise time, but for the rest of the day! Even beyond: increased muscle mass and tone will allow your body to increase the number of calories burned daily...just by being there!
The higher your metabolism is and the quicker you get it started in your long day, the more calories you burn each day. So it makes perfect sense that exercise first thing in the morning will produce the greatest results for your body!
Now come out and join us at San Jose Adventure Boot Camp and get your metabolism fired up!
Brett A. Riesenhuber B.S., C.P.P.T., G.F.P, C.A.B.C.T.
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