Let's Walk The Dog

Yesterday we talked about how efficient circuit training is and I gave you a GREAT routine to use. Today I want to tell you about how to walk the dog.

How many of you drag your booty out of bed every morning and take the family pooch for the morning walk? Most of you probably casually walk Spot around, sip some coffee, and think about all the things you have to do for the day. You are totally missing out on a prime opportunity for REAL fat blasting cardio.

One, fasted cardio is a great way to tap further into fat stores when you are losing weight. Bodybuilders and figure competitors ALWAYS do their fasted cardio. Just check out Oxygen if you don't believe me. Those girls will hit the cardio every morning for a good 30-40 minutes to totally deplete the energy stores and allow their body to burn off a little bonus chub.

Two, you are up anyway so why not just knock out the cardio for the day? You can do your strength training later in the day! That walk doesn't have to be easy and your pup will enjoy the stimulus mommy brings to the usualy sniff around.

So, how do you turn walking the dog into a kick booty cardio session? It's easy and so early in the morning your neighbors will never see you doing the crazy antics.

Start with 2-3 minutes of your normal walk. Let the muscles get lubed up.

Minutes 3-6 either do a light jog, pick up the pace, or alternate out light jogging with walking every 30 seconds.

Now, let the dog do some business. Each time the dog stops to potty or check out the mailbox for closer inspection, you will do jumping jacks, alternating lunges, pop squats, imitation jump rope, or running toe taps on your curb. Just pick a new one each time the dog stops and do it until you are ready to walk/jog again.

This will give you some interval training, some booty sculpting, and a workout during the time you normally walk anyway. Why not kick it up a notch?

Your goal should be to finish in about 30 minutes and keep that heartrate up between 75-85%. Add a slight jog when needed. Don't be afraid to just jog or sprint for 10-20 seconds if that's all it takes. The key is to keep switching it all up without rhyme or reason and your body will keep on changing because it won't know what to expect.

For my really brave girls, add in push ups, dips on curbs, etc. What you can do inside you can almost always do outside. Now tell me you don't think differently about the next walk you and Fido take.