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Do Abs And Strength First!

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Unless your doing circuit training or a specific dvd, do your abs/core exercises first, then your strength, and then cardio LAST!
Why: Because you'll put everything into the strength/ab exercises if you do them first. Your muscles will not be as tired, and it will reduce the likelihood of injury.

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This is something I saw written by a personal trainer. He sets his workout like this:
Abs
Strength

Cardio

Also,
it has been said it takes you 15 minutes or so to burn fat. If you follow a workout this way, and have 15-30 minutes of strength & abs in, by the time you hit cardio your body is burning fat!

- Submitted by DAGNY99 4/22/2010 in Exercise | 1 Comments

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