Archive for June 22nd, 2009
It’s a common belief among the workout novices that more is more when it comes to getting results. To that end, people will run mile upon mile when they first start training. They will also do hundreds of reps of crunches, sit-ups, or other toning exercises in order to look their best quickly. But this often leads to people working out harder but not necessarily smarter.
After all, people in the know are aware that less can definitely be more when toning your body, so long as you’re doing the exercises properly. For this reason, rather than pumping out hundreds of crunches, try doing fewer crunches more slowly. This will maximize the muscle toning benefit you get from each crunch. When you slow down and really focus on the crunch, you can feel how much more benefit your muscles are deriving from this type of workout.