Benefits of Circuit Training

Circuit training is a great way to gain cardiovascular benefits without having to do traditional cardiovascular activities such as running, biking or using and elliptical. Circuit training has many less thought of benefits, such as increased lean mass, more calories burned (in the long run) and you can always work you entire body, unlike running and biking where fewer muscles are used. Circuit training can also help you build lean muscle through adding weight to your movements. This will also help you to burn more calories. When your body breaks down muscle, through strength training, your body has to heal over time which leads to an 'after burn' affect where you burn more calories through out the following days. Standard cardiovascular activities do not have these properties. Circuit training can be a fun way to tone up, lose body fat and gain lean muscle mass.

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