Build the Heart of a Warrior

In the 80s, the experts led us to believe that harder isn’t better when it comes to exercise. They said that less intense, longer workouts would reduce injury risk and burn a higher percentage of fat.  But now we know that prolonged cardio exercise actually increases the risk of injuries. And… the skyrocketing obesity rates in this country make it easy enough to see that this approach didn’t help anyone lose weight or become fitter.

Extended exercise puts you at risk for repetitive motion injuries. It robs you of critical respiratory capacity. And it compromises your immune system. Continuous training also causes your testosterone and growth hormone to plummet, and destructive cortisone levels to rise.

But if you work out in short bursts of more intense exercise your body burns the energy stored in muscle tissue rather than energy stored as fat. This teaches your body to store more energy in the muscles-not as fat-so it’s available for quick bursts of energy.

It’s a simple change to make. You simply turn up the intensity and shorten the duration of your exercise. The key is to work harder, not longer. You go faster or add resistance-gradually and in a controlled manner. This way you’ll increase your exercise capacity without feeling additional strain

 Studies over the last 8-10 years reveal the optimum way to exercise.  It builds strong, healthy bodies without wearing out the heart, the joints, and

 Go to the following PDF file for several articles of how to  build-the-heart-of-a-warrior3