7 minutes workout assistant app for android description: 1 in the uk(health fitness) on amazonhigh intensity circuit and resistance training: possibly the best free 7 minutes workout app on the market7 minutes a chair and a wall is the only thing you need to get in shape again!
Voice commands simple and clean interface adjust intervals the principle: do a strength exercise like a squat repeating the motion for a certain amount of time rest and then do another strength move.
It s different than traditional resistance training because the rest periods are shorter usually less than 30 seconds and the exercises chosen work large muscle groups in order to raise your heart rate.
This approach combines aerobic and resistance training into a single exercise bout.
This approach is extremely effective at improving aerobic fitness boosting metabolism and burning body fat.
In fact these type of workouts can increase the number of calories you burn at rest for up to 72 hours after your workout ends as your body expends energy to repair your muscles.
High intensity circuit training may help you lose more fat than traditional resistance training because resistance training with short rest periods release greater levels of fat burning human growth hormone immediately after exercise.
Originally published by the american college of sports medicine the workout took off with the new york times story the scientific 7 minute workout.
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2013 05 09 the scientific 7 minute workout ) this app helps to guide you through the routine that involves the following twelve exercises performed for 30 seconds each with 10 second rest transition periods before the next move: jumping jacks wall sit push up abdominal crunch step up onto chair squat triceps dip on chair plank high knees running in place lunge push up and rotation side plank
