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<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow to exercise effectively without chronic cardio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Exercise, though only 20% of weight loss, is a very important component of overall health and wellness. A primal lifestyle emphasizes 3 elements of a healthy routine: 1) move a lot every day, 2) carry heavy things, 3) sprint every now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our ancestors moved a lot in order to forage and find the best foods. Move a lot means finding creative ways to stay moving during the times when sitting in a chair at a desk. Invest in a stand up desk or even better, a stand up desk and a treadmill. Moving a lot helps the body to burn fat and prevents metabolic syndrome. Move a lot every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carrying heavy things is something our ancestors did to carry a kill back to the village or carry water from the river. Carrying heavy things can be done in a variety of ways. Do strength training at the gym, do body weight exercises like push ups or sit ups, or carry a medicine ball. Carry heavy things 30 min 3-5 days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our ancestors sprinted from time to time in order to 1) outrun predators or 2) chase down prey. Engage in 30 second sprints once or twice a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Doing the exercises above will prime for fat burning not sugar burning, as long as eating primal is a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One way to increase your mobility is a jog or walk 3-5 times a week. Step 1: Determine your MAF heart rate which can easily be calculated by 180-your age. Step 2: Get a fitbit so you can monitor your heart rate. Step 3: Jog or walk at or beneath your MAF 30 minutes 3-5 days a week (you don’t want to overdo it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trapped in a cycle of “chronic cardio”, it’s possible to push too hard and load up on carbs after a big workout. This will make it difficult to prosper because fat burning can only happen with a medium intensity workout determined by your MAF heart rate. If your heart rate is above your MAF, your body is burning sugar which leads to sugar cravings when not exercising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How to exercise effectively without chronic cardio. Image Source Exercise, though only 20% of weight loss, is a very important component of overall health and wellness. A primal lifestyle emphasizes 3 elements of a healthy routine: 1) move a lot every day, 2) carry heavy things, 3) sprint every now and then. Our ancestors moved … Continue reading “Elemental Exercise”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":629,"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions\/629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementalnutritionandwellness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}