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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Is Cardio or Strength Training Better for Weight Loss?

Is Cardio or Strength Training Better for Weight Loss?
When it comes to losing weight, not all exercises are created equal. And although a healthy exercise routine includes a variety of moves, some activities are far more efficient than others at burning calories. This is a crucial point because the only "trick" to melting body fat is burning more calories than you eat -- and considering you have to torch 3,500 calories to lose just one pound, your exercise choice can make a big difference in speeding up or delaying your results.  read more

~TOPFIT Turkey Burn~ and an Upper Table Rock Run
I got my Thanksgiving celebrations off to a great start with my patented and infamous ~TOPFIT Turkey Burn~ workout.....5 non-stop circuits of 1 minute intervals of burpees, pullups, pushups, squats, SB crunches, SB leg curls and a rest station........count and total all reps.....I did 1099 total reps.....not a record setter for me, but still fairly respectable.
I dare ya to try it!  (contact me for details and rules if you've got what it takes to keep up with this old geezer)
Afterward, I headed out to Upper Table Rock for an awesome run.
This workout and a Table Rock run have become a regular tradition on Thanksgiving it seems....I guess I'm committed to doing it every year now.
Maybe in the future the grandkids will join me!

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Hi! I'm Patrick Frey, your in-home, online and on-the-trail Personal Trainer, Fitness Educator, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist. With over 35 years of fitness experience, and certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Sciences Association, and the American Council on Exercise, I have the knowledge and experience you need to reach your health and fitness goals. My interests over the years have included running, bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, backpacking, bodybuilding, powerlifting, olympic lifting, volleyball, and general health, fitness and nutrition. I've trained hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from elite athletes to sedentary couch potatoes, in everything from well equipped gyms to un-equipped homes, online, in the park and on the trails. To me, there's nothing more exciting than helping people improve their health, look better, feel better, or improve their sports performance.