I just received an interesting email from a reader who apparently loves cardio and disapproves of my anti-cardio stance:

I will never join Mode now that I have read your views on cardio. I am sure my heart and lungs would agree with me too.

Too bad for her, since my circuit training workouts are more effective and time-efficient towards improving cardiovascular health than the long boring marathon cardio sessions she’s likely doing.

The problem with cardio is that many people think the only way to get fit and burn fat is to do mind-numbingly boring cardio sessions 5 days per week. Simply not true.

Circuit training effectively works your heart and lungs while also providing you a total-body muscular, bone, and joint workout. The most time-efficient way to exercise, and perfect for people who’s goal is to enjoy life and not waste hours upon hours each week running on a treadmill.

If you look around at all the various boot camp programs in Vancouver, you’ll see that almost all of them require participants to bring their own light hand weights to each workout. The problem with dinky hand weights it that they do not allow for the most important component of a results focussed exercise program: progression.

How are you supposed to progress when you’re limited to just using 5 lb hand weights? Simple. You can’t. Towards the end of the workout program, you’ll still be lifting the same dinky hand weights that you were lifting at the beginning of the program. Dinky hand weight workouts simply do not allow for the progression needed to see significant results from your exercise efforts.

At my Vancouver boot camp program, we provide a wide variety of resistance bands that offer anywhere from 5 lbs to upwards of 100 lbs of resistance. This means that as you get fitter and stronger during the workout program, you can continue to challenge yourself by progressing towards much more difficult levels of resistance. When you see real progression in your fitness during the workout program, you will also see real progress towards your fat-burning and muscle-toning goals.

So if you’re looking for a quality boot camp in Vancouver that produces real results, steer clear of any prorgram that says you need to bring dinky hand weights to each workout.

Our next Vancouver boot camp starts in two weeks. One class is already full, and two classes are three-quarters full. Be sure to register soon to secure your spot in our next outdoor workout program.

Visit our Vancouver boot camp website to register for our next outdoor boot camp program.