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Cardio Tempo

Posted: Friday, March 6th, 2009

My apologies for not having written my blog yesterday, I hope that days like that don’t happen often. I was nowhere near a computer for the majority of the day. We met up with Dr. John Zielonka of the Ottawa Chiropractic and Natural Health Centre who had us trying the “60 Second Perk Up Break”. Essentially this is aimed at the individuals who sit at their computers for the entire day with limited movement and short break time. Every hour, Dr. Zielonka suggests that you stand up and  “awaken” your system. Stand up, shake out the shoulders, the legs, tip the head from side to side, smile, a convincing smile, change your focus, look at a different spot in the room, repeat all the above, then turn around, find a spot on the back of the chair and then place your back in that spot as you sit down.

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Today we had Chelsea Boissoneault from Free Form fitness talk about changing up your cardio routine…Most of the time, people get into a routine and know prior to getting on the machine that they’ll be running at a certain pace for a set amount of time. Or they get on the elliptical pushing the button for their favorite workout, or better yet, sit on the stationary bike with the intent of reading their book. STOP. Change up your routine while at the same time cutting down on the amount of time you spend on the cardio equipment. Chelsea suggests that you change up the resistance and the speed and cut down on the time. So for example, if you normally run for about 30-40 minutes at a steady pace, then try going to a slower pace for a minute or two and then speeding it up to a sprint for 30-45 seconds. Then head back down to the slower pace for a minute, then back up for 30-45 seconds. You can follow this routine for a few minutes and then continue to increase the amount of time you stick with this routine, and also the length of increasing the speed. You can apply this not only to the treadmill but also the rowing machine, the step master, the stationary bike and elliptical. Also if you are running outside, you can make markers along the route. So from one light post to another you sprint and then slow down for the next one. Its up to you to play around with it.

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Again, today the segment ran a little late. Please be patient as we continue to work out some of the kinks here at the station with so many drastic changes. I promise it will be worth your while.

Also, for those of you who can’t get enough. Angie Poirier and I will be hosting a 2 hour show on Saturday mornings from 7-9am. We are very excited about the show, doing it together and finding ways we can help your weekends get off to the right start bright and early!

TGIF, I need to eat, sleep and regroup!

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