Low Impact, Total Body Blast!

By Team eLifestyle Fitness and Lifestyle Expert Robb Armstrong

Last time we helped you triumph over your treadmill training to fire up your metabolism, burn fat, and add some variety into your tired treadmill program.

This time we step back from the track-propelled system and gear up for the foot holds and grab bars of the formidable elliptical, bringing further synergy between your goals, limited time, and your efforts.

Low Impact, Total Body Blast!

As with any piece of equipment you add to your training repertoire, extracting the quickest results is first and foremost. And since getting started can be frustrating if you don’t have direction, at eLifestyle we’ve got some sure-fire solutions to reorganize your training plan come workout day.

With a commercial grade elliptical in your home gym or office space you’ll be equipped to tax your heart rate while stimulating total body muscle recruitment at the same time for intense calorie burning – all in one low impact cardio outing!

Want to guarantee faster results? Follow the elliptical training tip below. For a goal-specific program design complete with all the necessary techniques and intensities, contact Robb @ www.elifestyle.ca.

Technique -- Push-Pull Super Strokes can really roar up your heart rate while engaging rear and posterior muscles of the upper body at the same time. Of course, doing so will further spur on additional calorie expenditure.

Method: To inject intensity right from the get-go, focus on pulling with power for a pre-determined amount of time. Then do the same on a reverse approach, focusing on pushing with the same intensity.

The Big Pay-Back

Save on expensive gym membership dues and open yourself up to the many different training options to be had by adding an elliptical into any personal space you choose. This will surely keep your goals in check and your money in your wallet!

Up Next … February is Heart Month! Improve your heart health with training tips to tax your ticker. Find out next week!

Note: Check back every week for more helpful health and fitness tips from eLifestyle's Fit Tips by Robb!

Waistline Warfare

By Team eLifestyle Fitness and Lifestyle Expert Robb Armstrong

Last week we gave you four simple tips on how to ensure employees respect and maintain the cleanliness of their working environment and keep morale high.

This week we help you re-tool your treadmill training with a top-notch tip to tackle your cardio chaos.

Waistline Warfare

Cardiovascular exercise is an essential part of the fat-burning equation, so using your treadmill to combat weight gain should be your front-line of attack.

To stoke your metabolism into high gear, inject some tactical techniques into your tired treadmill program by using all of the programs and intensities your treadmill has to offer. So here’s just one great example of what you need to do …

Treadmill Tactic:

Warm up (5 minutes)

Walk slowly (1.5 to 2 mph) for 3 minutes. Raise your incline to 6, and stretch your legs by taking longer strides for 1 minute. Lower the incline to 0, and speed up to 2.5 to 3 mph for 1 minute.

Speed & Incline Intervals

Increase to a fast walk (3.5 to 4.5 mph) for 10 minutes, followed by a 5-minute moderate pace (3 to 3.5 mph), adding an incline of 4. You’ll repeat the fast/moderate intervals a total of 3 times.

Cool down (5 minutes)

At the end of your intervals, reduce your speed to 2.5 to 3.5 mph, and walk for 3 minutes. Then slow down to 1.5 to 2.5 mph and walk for 2 more minutes.

Total = 55 min.

If you perceive treadmill training to be quite boring and monotonous, think again. Varying the type of programs and intensities you use on training day will make for a more enjoyable cardio session, not to mention burning a ton more calories than you’re use to. And that means faster results and a smaller waistline!

Up Next … Need a new cardio challenge? Take a ride on the elliptical express for full-body conditioning. Get it next week!

Note: Check back every week for more helpful health and fitness tips from eLifestyle's Fit Tips by Robb!

Your Health: Workplace Cleanliness

By Team eLifestyle Fitness and Lifestyle Expert Robb Armstrong

Last week we shared some insight into how Workplace Wellness can have a positive effect on the bottom line of your business.

This week we focus on a topic that can have a great impact on employee retention, health, and the reputation of your business.

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Cleanliness in the workplace can affect not only the health of employees, but their morale as well. The simple fact is that if an employer does not respect their business, how can an employee be expected to? What’s more, will an employee wish to stay in an unpleasant environment?

Being proactive in maintaining high standards of cleanliness is important, so here are four simple tips to ensure employees respect and maintain the cleanliness of their working environment while keeping morale high …

Best Practice Protocol

1. Keep floors, blinds and water cooler overflow trays free of dirt and debris. This will ensure that employees not only follow suit, but it will also limit bacteria and protect those who suffer from allergies.

2. Provide soap, hand sanitizer, paper towel and cleanex. This will assist with good hygiene practices and limit the spread of germs.

3. Provide “green” cleaning agents. This will not only protect against allergic reactions, but shows that employer cares about the future of global environments as well.

4. Provide appropriate storage areas for materials and/or equipment. This can reduce injuries, which in turn lessens company health care costs and maintains morale.

Following these tips will not only safeguard the future profitability of your business, but will also convey a reputation for being a safe and harmonious working environment, leading to fluidity in employee recruitment and growth!

Up Next … Re-tooling your treadmill training – Tips to tackle your cardio chaos. Find out next week!

Note: Check back every week for more helpful health and fitness tips from eLifestyle's Fit Tips by Robb!