29 April 2010

The Summertime is finally here!

The summertime is finally here and April has been a very warm and dry month which has been fantastic for outdoor circuit training.

At Get Fit Boot Camp we do lots of different press ups, sit ups, squats and lunges etc.

I'll add a video clip soon but in the meantime if you can remember any of the basic press ups, sit ups / crunches or squats you could work on them by yourself along with some light cardiovascular (CV) work such as walking, cycling, jogging or swimming.

Find out how many repetitions you can do in one go (your endurance maximum).

Then work out roughly what 75% of your maximum is and perform 3 sets of them:

3 sets of 15 if you're trying to improve your general stamina.

3 sets of 12 if you're trying to improve your general strength.

Then after a few weeks of doing them yourself and attending the boot camps you should start to find them easier and you can either increase the repetitions, sets of move to a harder version of the exercise.