Cardio, some people love it, some hate it. But truthfully, cardio is a must in any well rounded fitness program.  I often get questioned about the type of cardio workouts I recommend. “Should I perform intervals or just a long steady session?”  Really, both types of cardio workouts should be included in any fitness program. On the other hand, almost everyone has a limited amount of time to spend working out. By the time you include strength training(which, by the way, is a MUST) most people don’t have a lot of time left to spend on cardio. That’s when the type of cardio you do matters most. No doubt about it, when you have limited time to train you must do short, hard interval workouts. Research has shown than you can melt fat and increase fitness faster when you perform hard interval workouts. If you do have more than 3-4 hours per week to train you should do at least one sustained effort cardio session.  It doesn’t really matter what mode of exercise you choose ( run, cycle, walk, etc) as long as you get that heart rate up and maintain it for the duration of the workout.

Meet Bill Rogers. Bill is one of the hardest working people I’ve every had the opportunity to train. He has been a life long athlete, but only started strength training about 10 years ago. His results have been amazing! He’s gotten stronger, improved his body composition, and feels better than ever at 67. When he’s not training Bill is a true family man, supporting his daughters at NC State and Wofford.