Welcome To My Health and Fitness Blog
Hello. I am so excited to start up this blog about health and fitness, a subject I am very passionate about. I am developing this blog to give information about different aspects of the health and fitness world, and different ways to achieve health and fitness goals. We all should have health goals, whether it's to loose weight, stop smoking, eat healthier, exercise more, or train for a certain event such as running, biking etc. This is a place where I can give you tools to do all sorts of things. I am 29 years old,I am a personal trainer and a fitness instructor. I am also finishing my bachelors degree in Health and Human Performance at Austin Peay State University this year. I have just had a baby and I am working on my very own fitness goal which is to loose the baby weight, and regain muscle that I lost, and also to increase flexibility which has always been a weak point for me. I will post all sorts of things including my own experiances. I want this to be a place where you too can join in on the postings, so feel free to ask me questions or request information on a specific subject. I hope this blog will help you all in your health and fitness goals. -Kara
And the Answer is...
Running. Yes, in general we burn more calories running than the other exercises I listed. The reason is because when we run, we are using our upper body as well to maintain balance and speed. Have you ever tried running with your arms down to you side? Not easy, or natural. Because we are using more muscle groups to move, we are burning more calories. You do burn quiet a bit cycling but you are not relying on you upper body nearly as much. Cross country skiing burns the most calories of all because you are using your upper body to
push yourself as well as you legs and core, hence the popularity of the elliptical trainers with the arm movements or any skiing exercise machine. Its still not as effective as the real thing though!!
1 comment:
I the idea of this blog. I enjoy reading it. Thanks Kara!
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