In my last article I spoke a lot about women`s strength training and specific exercises that will target areas on the body which might be in need of some work to create "˜tone`, a term used when somebody has low body fat levels alongside some muscle.
To support the weight training (which is vital) I do always recommend cardio training in my clients routines, be that low or high intensity, playing a sport, or just going for a long walk, they all have value. The word cardio usually gets people thinking about a treadmill or cross trainer sat in the corner of the gym, but it accounts for a lot more than what you think. Cardio actually means any exercise that raises the heart rate, but because of the old stigma of lifting light weights or at least lifting them without any real intent, weight training isn`t thought about it as cardio, but it should.
For the sake of this article I am going to leave weight lifting and focus solely on which type of activity/cardio I prescribe that can be done away from the weights area or even gym, and also which one will burn the most body fat. I like to break down cardio into low intensity and high intensity training, basically whether you want to work your heart hard and get it beating fast, or using it at a slow constant rhythm but raising it higher than it would be at standstill.
