Ultimately, you should have a little bit of both in your exercise routine.
Thats where a little creativity comes in handy.
Its also a good option if youre a person who doesntlovepure cardio workouts.
Katie Thompson
That doesnt mean the entire workout has to be high-intensity, either.
Of course, this isnt a tactic thats right for everyone.
Depending on your goals, you may need to focus on one or the other.
Speed up your reps.
Think: counts of one up and one down.
Be mindful to maintain your proper form as you speed up, she adds.
Asupersetis when you alternate between two different exercises without taking a break.
By cutting the rest in a superset, your heart rate will stay elevated for longer, Taylor explains.
There a few different ways to do supersets.
This fatigues the muscles but also helps build your endurance for that muscle, says Taylor.
Whichever way you do them, supersets have an uncanny ability to make any given workout feel more intense.
Sub in plyometric moves.
Plyometrics are fast, explosive movements that typically cause your heart rate to skyrocket.
The easiest way to think about doing them?
Add a jump, says Taylor.
Same thing with squatsmix it up with jump squats instead.
Add high-intensity intervals between sets.
This will get your heart rate up and fatigue the muscle that youre strengthening, she says.
To keep the intensity going, give a shot to take minimal rest before starting your next set.
(But if youre breathless and need a few seconds, definitely take it.)
Taylor also likes adding Tabata-style intervals in particular.
A Tabata is 20 seconds of exercise with 10 seconds rest, for a total of eight rounds.
Then, do it between each strength set.
Finish off your workout with treadmill sprints.
Stern suggests spending 10 minutes on the treadmill after hitting the weights.
In those 10 minutes, alternate between 30 seconds of sprinting and 30 seconds of jogging/walking.
If you gotta, lengthen the jog/walk intervals until you build up enough endurance, says Stern.
