By EMMA GOTT
Student Reporter
Working out is one way people stay fit and healthy. According to the Mayo Clinic there are several benefits to working out regularly. Exercising can help control weight, combat health issues, improve your mood, boosts energy, help you sleep better and can be fun.
Exercise can help you keep off weight or prevent you from gain excess amounts of weight. Cardio and more intense activity tend to burn more calories. High Intensity Interval training or HIIT workouts is a great way to burn calories.
Often times when people think of HIIT workouts they think of burpees and other workouts that are hard.
HIIT workouts do not have to be like that though, there are several HIIT workouts that are easier as well as low impact. If you search HIIT workouts on YouTube you may find some that are more fun such as dance workouts, of course you will also find ones that are burpees or really intense as well.
Exercise also helps prevent heart disease, high blood pressure and many other health issues. Exercising does not have to be miserable as it is often portrayed as but there are fun workouts as well.
Attending a class, playing a sport such as tennis, basketball or pickleball are some fun ways to stay active while not running a mile or lifting a bunch of weights. Aerobic exercise and strength training both have there own benefits and it is important to listen to your body and do workouts that best suit you.
“Since soccer just recently ended for me, I have been getting into a consistent workout routine. I like to do upper body and lower body workouts twice a week. On Mondays I’ll do a leg workout, mostly quad focused. Tuesday I like to train my back and arms. Wednesday I do chest and arms. and then Thursday I will do legs and lower body again. On Fridays I like to do a light full body workout. I usually take Saturday completely off and then Sunday I’ll do active recovery, maybe go for a walk or sometimes I like to play pickle ball.”
“The best workout routine for me is to alternate between strength training and cardio. I think that building muscle is important when it comes to preventing injuries, and I also enjoy doing it. I also think that cardio is beneficial and helps reduce some of the soreness you get from lifting. This also benefits me a lot with soccer.”
“The best routine for me depends on what my goals are. For a while I was a powerlifter so I followed the conjugate system which is Dynamic effort and max effort. Then I became an athlete and began to worry about functionality. That being said, incorporating jumps, sprints, plyos, etc. but a good basic routine that anyone can follow is 4 days a week, a max effort lower and upper, and a dynamic lower and upper. You need 72 hours rest between max effort workouts, while dynamics can be done every 12-24 hours.”
“For me personally, I like to workout in the afternoon. This is a perfect time to get my brain back functioning when I get tired throughout the day from class. I workout 5 days a week including lifting and some cardio. I switch off lifting between legs, back and biceps, and triceps and shoulders. I also like to do some core each day along with these things.”
“Push, Pull, Legs is the best workout routine for me. Staying consistent, implementing the progressive overload principle, and eating a proper diet helps me stay in the best shape I can be in.”
“My favorite workout outside of running is going to spin class at Cyclebar. Cyclebar pushes you physically because you spin and do arm exercises, but it also pushes you to be a better version of yourself.”
“For me, definitely a lot of core workouts because as a pitcher you need a strong core. Also, doing a lot of leg workouts helps a lot and just a lot of band mobility work and plyometrics as well is definitely what my go to would be.”