Fasted Monday Morning Cardio
An early cardio was due to a heavy weekend of not dieting correctly. Headed down the gym about 8am, Where I jumped on the bike for just over an hour. I made sure that before I went I had a glass of water and a small protein shake (GoNutrition Whey 80), This was to make sure my muscles had topped up in the necessary nutrience to stop muscle being burned whilst working out.

So what is 'Fasted Cardio'?
Fasted Cardio is training in the morning generally before you have had your breakfast meal. This gets your body to fuel your workout with the fat stored in your body. This means that you are burning the fat reducing your body fat percentage, this is a great way to slim down if you are looking to reduce body weight too. Doing this type of workout kicks your metabolism to work, and once you have finished your workout it will carry on burning calories throughout the day.

When trying to lose weight/ reduce body fat, your workout pace should be around 50-60% of your maximum heart rate. This will probably lay around 135bpm (beats per minute). Judge this if your in the gym on the heart rate monitor on the machine, if your equipment does not have this available don't worry. Aim to be constantly sweating, if you are then you are doing the right pace!
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Published on June 9, 2014