Extending the Demands of your Exercise for Better Results

Extending the Demands of 
your Exercise for Better Results

One of the simplest ways of increasing the collective demands you place on your body during your physical activity regimen is to extend the duration of your exercise session. To a given point, the longer you work out, the greater the exercise-related rewards you’ll achieve. Lift more. The basic concept underlying sound strength training is progressive overload. In that regard, to properly develop your level of muscular fitness, you must place a demand on your muscles beyond the load that they normally can handle. As your muscles become stronger, a proportionally higher level of resistance is required to further stimulate an increase in their strength. All factors considered, the more you lift, the more work you do.  A 2005 study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology found that after just two weeks of bursts of hard exercise not only improves cardiovascular fitness but also the body’s ability to burn fat. High demands of exercises will not only help address muscle imbalances it will also bring challenge back to your routine, improve performance and more challenging and fun exercises