The title of this post may have deceived you; what I’ll explain today actually has nothing to do with food. If you only came for the cuisine, stay with me and I assure you, you’ll learn something that allows you to eat even more without packing on pounds!
In my two most recent posts, I provided education on the five heart rate training zones and the multitude of benefits each offers to our health and longevity. If I had to summarize those two posts in a single sentence it would be the following: Zone 2 cardio should comprise the overwhelming majority of your cardio exercise training time, but high heart rate training (Zones 4 and 5) provides significant benefits that make it an absolute priority. I recommend going back and reading my two prior posts to get the full context of the information shared in this one.
In a perfect world, your weekly exercise program would be structured in a way for you to receive a comprehensive range of benefits to greatly increase your chances of living a longer, healthier life. As a personal trainer*, for most of my clients, this would look like the following: 3x per week of full-body strengthening, about 150 minutes of low-intensity Zone 2 cardio, a chunk of high-intensity cardio, and a plethora of mobility/stretching exercises to address impairments and prevent injury.
*Commercial Break: I currently have two virtual openings available for new clients; if you’re interested or know someone who may be, shoot me an email at Zach.Griffith1@gmail.com... now back to the scheduled program!
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