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for older adults

Burn calories with cardio 21 April 2021

Led by Jordan, this session is for older adults who want to get fitter and burn calories with cardiovascular work.

In today’s 30-minute session, you’ll work through three cardio movements in a circuit style format across four rounds. In each new round, the time you have to work will go down whilst the rest time will go up. Your goal is to increase your speed over the four rounds, gradually shifting from endurance to sprint pace. The benefit of this is that it teaches you to manage your pacing and breathing. This will help when going for long walks and playing sports. Not only that, but regular cardiovascular training improves your heart health and blood pressure. It also helps you get fitter and burn calories, aiding with weight loss.

We’d love to have your comments on using cardiovascular work to burn calories. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Fit For Good YouTube Channel! Please do consider donating to Fit For Good to help us continue to provide FREE sessions.

What is Fit For Good?

Research supports the fact that regular exercise is vital to good health and helps control the ageing process. Fit For Good sessions are specifically designed to help men and women over 60 take more control over how they age, and enjoy becoming more mobile, stable and socially active.

Although we all understand that exercise is essential for living well into old age, it’s hard to find a way to make it part of daily life. Fit For Good sessions aim to help you enjoy healthier, happier ageing. Our professional trainers guide you. During each workout, you gain strength, balance, flexibility and stamina. You work at your own pace and your own ability – although it’s always good to push yourself just slightly to gain maximum benefit.

5 Comments

  1. Audrey on April 23, 2021 at 10:32 am

    Really enjoyed this session. I’m sure I will be doing again thank you Jordan.



  2. Audrey on April 25, 2021 at 10:37 am

    I said I would do this again! Thank you Jordan



  3. Audrey on April 27, 2021 at 10:15 am

    And again



    • Jordan+Burns on April 27, 2021 at 4:22 pm

      Great work Audrey! Your cardiovascular fitness must be improving with all the hard work your putting in. Keep it up!



  4. Audrey on October 5, 2021 at 10:23 am

    Re visited great session thank you



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