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Training Tips
Jane Wake was voted the UK's No1 Fitness Expert by The Independent on Sunday. She has a Master of Science in Sport and Recreation Management and is qualified as an Advanced Personal Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Here Jane gives us her Top 10 Tips for keeping hydrated and spicing up your workout routine.
Tip 1. For effective resistance training, both men and women should be hitting the weights room or resistance class 2 - 3 times a week, working all major parts of the body. Rest days in-between, with sufficient dietary protein is essential to enable the muscles to repair and grow. Skimmed milk, a good source of protein and drunk as a recovery aid is therefore the ideal accompaniment, helping to keep you lean, strong and toned.
Tip 2. Are you a cardio junkie or a weights fanatic? Which ever end of the gym you'd rather be in, take heed of the fact that a balance training programme, which includes good nutrition and adequate hydration, will help you to perform better…Runners who do weights make far better runners than those who just run…Dancers who do Pilates are stronger than those who don't…Make today the day therefore that you go to the gym and do something else instead.
Tip 3. Bored of your cardio routine? Try interval training. Interval training means working in cycles, e.g. 1 minute hard exercise followed by 1 minute of light recovery exercise, repeated 4 - 8 times. Research shows that this type of training will burn more calories and is likely to raise your metabolic rate for a longer period afterwards. Intervals will place more demands on your body however so make sure you warm up and cool down thoroughly and drink a good recovery drink such as skimmed milk at the end.
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