The Best Summer Fitness Workouts
Summer is here (or fast approaching if you are a traditionalist) so now is the time to really fire up your work rate. You need to slim down and tone up, and once again the only way to do this is a healthy, lean diet and plenty of intensive exercise.
The Summer Workout Plan
Hopefully you have now got fitter by exercising everyday over the winter and Spring months since the end of the holiday season. So now you should be able to do 2 workouts each day.
Every morning you should do your cardio workout, ideally before breakfast. 45 minutes of cardio, with the last 15 minutes including at least 3 intensive sprint intervals to really get the heart rate up and your lungs panting. Breakfast should be lean, eggs or a banana.
Lunch time is salad time, only olive oil dressing, with tuna or chicken (no skin), Ensure you only chose those low GI vegetables for the salad. Lettuce, rocket and watercress are all excellent options.
Evening supper should be very light also so that you can then do an evening workout. This should include one of the following:
- Yoga routine / other callisthenics
- Circuit training routine
- Weight training routine (push/pull session, or upper/lower body session – split those workouts)
These evening sessions should only be 20-30 minutes as you are exercising twice a day. Warm up with a few movements then do the work sets. With weight training especially split your routines to allow yourself to workout everyday.
If you are a very keen weight lifter then you will need to take rest days as you will be lifting heavier weights.
After your evening session have a light protein snack (fish, eggs etc.) or a protein shake. Not both.
Drink plenty of water throughout the day and watch the weight come off and your muscles tone up and strengthen in time for the beach holidays.