25Jul 2019 by fitfigures
Treadmill Form

Treadmill Form

Exercise
Bad Form John's Tip of the Week: Why You Should Not Hold on to the Handrails on the TreadmillOne of the most common practices that I see as a trainer is the tendency of many clients to hold on to the handrails while they are doing high intensity interval training on the treadmill.If you are one of these clients, there may be a couple of reasons why you are doing so. First, you may think that by increasing the intensity to the point where you have to hang on to the rails you will burn more calories. This is not true. By holding on to the handrails, you are eliminating movement in half your body which means you are burning far fewer calories than you think. Also, it forces you…
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16May 2019 by fitfigures
Shred for Summer Challenge

Shred for Summer Challenge

Exercise, Workouts
What's So Special About the Shred for Summer Challenge? Our ‘Shred for Summer’ challenge started on Monday, and you’ve probably seen or experienced the workouts and may have noticed they’re a bit different from what you’re used to. John created the challenge workouts using the Tabata Training method. It’s one popular form of high intensity interval training (HIIT). The standard structure of the workouts is as follows: Work out hard for 20 seconds Rest for 10 seconds Complete 8 rounds The Fit Figures version consists of you pushing yourself hard for 20 seconds and resting for 10 seconds. This is one set. You’ll complete six sets of each exercise. Tabata workouts can consist of pretty much any exercise, but are typically exercises that work your large muscle groups (think push-ups,…
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