Let’s talk about how to get the most benefit from your resistance training workouts so you can build muscle and get strong 💪

Cardiovascular exercise (or “cardio” for short) is a style of training focused on getting your heart pumping for at least 10 minutes. This type of exercise improves the health of your heart & lungs, which deliver oxygen and nutrients to your body & brain.

Do you sometimes feel sore after your workouts? It’s totally normal! If you push your muscles close to failure in your resistance training (like you should), microscopic tears will form along the muscle fiber walls. These tears trigger an “inflammation cascade” that can lead to tenderness or tightness in the muscles.

During resistance training workouts, pay attention to how hard your muscles are working in every set of each exercise. This can also help you to judge whether or not you might need to use more or less resistance (i.e. weight).