Managing Your Recreation Time

Posted on: 6 April 2020

Exercise fads are constantly moving in and out of fashion. Remember step aerobics? However, there's one highly effective, high-fat burning, intense muscle-building workout that's here to stay and that's CrossFit. The popularity of CrossFit studios across America is a testament to how great people feel when they're working with a skilled CrossFit instructor. If you're thinking about getting into shape, here are four ways that the CrossFit workout can benefit your body.

High Calorie Burn

One of the major benefits of the CrossFit workout is that it produces an intense level of burnt calories during the workout, more so than the average workout. In fact, the average male (195 pounds) will burn about 15 to 18 calories per minute during CrossFit while the average woman (165 pounds) will burn 13 to 15 calories per minute. Considering that the average burn during weightlifting is 11 calories per minute for men and 9 for women, that's a significant increase. It's the kind of increase that will show results faster.

Manage Weight

Because of the high-intensity calorie burn, it's easier to manage your weight while participating in regular CrossFit workouts. Losing weight is all about what experts call the caloric deficit. That means you are burning or expending more calories than you're taking into your body through food and drink. Experts believe that a caloric deficit of about 500 calories per day is a safe and effective amount for weight loss without drastically affecting your level of hunger and energy. You can achieve that through a regular CrossFit workout plus careful nutrition.

Increase Strength and Agility

The goal of CrossFit is all about the variety of ways in which you can increase your strength and agility. In order to do this, the workout targets all major components of physical fitness including stamina, muscle strength, agility, flexibility, balance, endurance, and cardiorespiratory health. The workouts focus on a series of short but intense workouts lasting about 5 to 15 minutes each. Unlike HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) workouts, CrossFit focuses on high-intensity workouts with little time to rest in between.

Variety

One of the best aspects of CrossFit, and one reason it's so popular, is because it's never boring. You'll never be doing the same thing twice. You're constantly shifting, changing, confusing your muscles, and getting stronger and more agile. While the workouts are intense, you'll always have variety and you'll never be bored.

For more information, contact a CrossFit studio in your area.