If you perform your weight training in a circuit style manner, then it can have equal benefits as low intensity cardiorespiratory training. These associated benefits include improved fitness level, production of greater Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC), improved levels of strength, and near identical caloric expenditure when compared to brisk walking. In order to implement circuit training into your programming, you will want to perform one set of each of your resistance training exercises in rapid succession, thereby reducing rest and increasing the demand placed on the cardiorespiratory system. An example of circuit training would involve each of the following exercises repeated one set after another for one entire circuit before advancing to the seconds set of the circuit: ball squat curl to press, dumbbell chest press on ball, single leg squats, seated row, and Lunge to balance. However, if you are an experienced or advanced endurance athlete, resistance exercise does not have the same cardiovascular benefits as high intensity or long duration aerobic exercise.
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