MORNING EXERCISE # 2
Rise and Shine: Top 5 Morning Exercise Benefits
By Jennifer Gruenemay, ACE-Certified, Lifescript Staff Writer
Published January 17, 2011
Wake-Up Call #2: Your metabolism won’t boost itself.
You roll out of bed, throw on some clothes and stumble out the door on your way to another busy day. Are you even awake yet? Your metabolism certainly isn’t.
The average person can expect the metabolic boost to last for 30-60 minutes post-exercise. EPOC typically accounts for a few paltry calories – 10-60, depending on the intensity of the workout.
Not only does morning exercise help you burn calories during the actual workout, but its effects linger after you’re finished. It’s called EPOC – excess post-exercise oxygen consumption – and it’s a fancy way of saying you burn extra calories even after your workout’s over.
But don’t let that discourage you! It adds up over time, and because it only takes a daily deficit of 500 calories to lose one pound in a week, every calorie counts.
Pump up your metabolism and your biceps with the standing side curl:
Step 1: Hold a pair of dumbbells and stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Extend your arms down by your sides, with palms facing forward and knees slightly bent.
Step 2: Feather your breathing as you curl the dumbbells up through a count of 10 seconds to just past a 90-degree angle. Hold and squeeze for 2 seconds.
Step 3: Keep your elbows tight against your body as you lower the weights to the starting point through a count of 10 seconds.
Step 4: Repeat three times without resting.
MY THOUGHTS
what is "feather your breathing'? i've researched it already. read the next blog if you want to know more about it.
as for the dumbbells, i wonder why they are called dumb?
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