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You’d be forgiven for thinking we should excuse ourselves for being
rude (it wasn’t us, it was our food), but in fact, a burpee is a
fantastic exercise that can do wonders for your body. It is made up of
jumping, squatting and a small semi-push up all rolled into one. While
this sounds like incredibly hard work, you would be amazed how quickly
you can lose yourself when going through the motions on repeat; which is
excellent when you discover all the wondrous benefits this can have on
your body.
Total body workout
[post_ads]When looking for a new exercise routine, it is ideal to find one that
will save time and work your whole body at once. Well, here you go! A
burpee is a brilliant way to pump up your cardio, as well as
incorporating strength training into your workout. The way you do a
burpee means that you need to include nearly every part of your body.
This can save you a heap of time as you no longer need to go around the
circuit working each individual muscle. Performing a set of burpees
burns a phenomenal amount of calories (which is always great news) as
well as boosting your metabolism for the rest of the day. Once you’ve
burpee-d the benefits don’t stop.
Get stronger
If you’ve been trying to achieve that Arnie body but don’t know where
to begin, then this may be a good place to start. When doing your
burpee reps, you are using all the major muscles in your body which
helps to build them up, which in turn makes them stronger. In fact,
burpees are such a beneficial workout that they use them in the military
when putting the soldiers through their paces. Have no fear though;
there hopefully won’t be anyone shouting down at you while you’re doing
them at home. Well, unless you’re into that kind of thing. You may feel
as though your legs are about to drop off, or your arms are shaking like
never before but this means one thing: you’re getting stronger.
Do them anywhere
There won’t be any excuses for not doing your exercises now because
not only do burpees not require any specialist equipment, but you can
also do them anywhere. This is the beauty of the burpee – a person with
any level of fitness can give them a go as you can adapt them to suit
your level of intensity. But the fact that you don’t have to fork out on
expensive items to even give them a go means there’s no excuse not to
try them now. You may want to ensure you aren’t somewhere with a low
roof though otherwise, the jumping could be interesting.
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Endurance boost
Total body workout? Check. Improve strength? Check. Versatile? Check.
Would you believe that in top of all of these great benefits you can
also up your endurance? Well you’re in luck as that is exactly what
you’ll do. After performing several repetitions of burpees on different
days you should notice that they’re getting easier in addition to being
able to do more before falling to the floor. This means that your body
is adapting better to endure the exercise. This benefit means your body
will start to use oxygen more efficiently to supply all the muscles you
are using with an adequate amount.
We admit, doing burpees isn’t a walk in the park – but they definitely
burn more calories. With so many great benefits of the exercise, it can
be hard to find an excuse as to why you shouldn’t include them in your
next workout routine. You don’t have to go and do 100 instantly (but
hats off if you can), but starting with 5 or 10 is a brilliant first
goal to work your way up to becoming the ultimate fit machine.
