This weekend has really been an eye opener to me on how
order truly matters. There are the simple things like we all know we should start
our day with a decent breakfast, why? Breakfast is the meal of the day that
jump starts your metabolism, a healthy breakfast will also balance you blood
sugar levels, help your morning focus, concentration & productivity.
Another option for better results with your workouts is
morning workouts; with a morning workout you increase your metabolism for the
entire day. Sometimes our lives don’t permit this order but the earlier on your
get your workout in the better.
The order of your exercises matters for several different
reasons. Depending on what your goal is, you set your workout to succeed. If you are just working out to maintain overall health then just
adjust your workouts to avoid extreme fatigue & injury. If your goal is to improve cardiovascular then you should perform
your cardiovascular exercises before you strength train or yoga. If your goal
is to strength train or increase muscle
size, then you should weight train and then do your cardio, this way you
don’t deplete glycogen level and defeat the purpose. If your goal is weight loss, then do your cardio first then
your strength training or yoga.
In a triathlon training you always have a brick workout and
in this workout you practice biking and then running. This quick transition
allows your legs to become more comfortable with the adjustment from one
activity to another. Keeping with this order, you will become more successful in
your triathlon.
This weekend I switched up my hot yoga running order &
the result proved to me this:
“Run before hot yoga, never felt better, run after hot yoga,
not a good idea” or if you don’t run or yoga you might relate better to “Beer
before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer, never fear”.
