Since we are into the busiest month of the year, you or someone you know may be tempted to let workout routines take the back seat. You may be wondering, in fact, how bad can it be, especially if you workout most of the time? Well, turns out, a break in your workout routine can be kind of bad. Fortunately, there is an easy upside!
In one recent study, cardio disease risk increased after a single week of sedentary behavior. These are the numbers that doctors and scientists use to measure the metabolic benefits of workout, as in, how healthy do we really get and is it enough to keep us from getting heart disease? The research indicates that just seven days without moving made a significant impact on HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure. All training benefits were lost, according to the study including strength, body fat percentages, and weight) after 4 weeks.
While this is not the best news, a second study showed that as little as 10 minutes a day of moderate moving