Sometimes when we’re trying to break through a plateau, choosing one day a week to go beyond your normal level can really help. Something a couple of my clients and I have done is to set a challenge day for ourselves. We have “1000 calorie Wednesday”. (I like Wednesday as a challenge day because you aren’t worrying about it on Sunday and messing up your weekend.) On every Wed. we all accumulate 1000 calories burned on any combination of cardio equipment we choose. This is not to say that everyone should be shooting for 1000 calorie expenditure, but to add in some kind of challenge day to push beyond what you normally do. 1000 calories is about 25-30% more than our typical workout. Soon, your other days don’t seem so hard and you can increase your intensity a little on those days as well.

Create your own “_____ calorie Wednesday” and kick it up a notch.

Good Luck, Mark

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