How fitness equipment boosts your workout and increases your energy

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Get your heart beating and your energy bubbling with the help of fitness equipment.

You might think that we lose energy through training, but the opposite is true: The more energy we need, the more we get. If you feel sluggish and you know for sure that your health is okay, then working out might be the last thing on your mind. But it's still important to pull yourself together. You will soon feel the positive effects on your fitness and mood.

If you want to increase your energy, then you need a workout that combines endurance and resistance training.

We have taken a closer look at the two main types of training and want to explain which devices you need to get your heart rate up.

Endurance training - Any type of workout that increases your heart rate for extended periods of time

Why

If you eat properly, endurance training promotes weight loss. Less weight means more energy because a simple movement requires less effort. According to researchers at the University of Georgia, adults who generally sit a lot feel less tired and have more energy when they do a 20-minute, slow to moderate aerobic workout three days a week.

What

Plan a 30-minute endurance workout five days a week if you want to lose weight. Vary equipment and intensity to challenge your body and promote fitness.

Which devices

treadmill: The good old endurance device is so popular for a reason. You can adjust this device as you like, you can vary the speed or change the slope with the push of a button. So you don't always have to do the same workout — and that's the secret to increasing energy.

Elliptical trainer: Joint-friendly endurance training: The elliptical trainer is beneficial for those who are recovering from an injury or are not yet ready for an intensive workout on the treadmill. You still work up a sweat, so it's definitely a good workout for your regular fitness routine.

Stationary bike: Of course, you can also simply ride a stationary bike, but we recommend a spinning course. Exercising with like-minded people who motivate music and interaction — it wouldn't be so easy alone. And when we remember that variety increases our energy levels — then what are we waiting for?

Rowing machine: This device provides you with intensive full-body endurance training with minimal stress on knees and hip joints. Work with a trainer to learn the right technique and you'll find out that rowing doesn't just train the upper body. While doing so, use your legs and challenge the big muscles — perfect for weight loss.

Resistance training: Everything from stretch bands to lifting weights

Why

Building muscle (even if only a small one) promotes metabolism, which gives us more energy. This also burns more calories than fat, which means that we lose weight as a result.

What

Try to incorporate strength training for all major muscle groups into your workout plan at least two days a week. If you want more energy, then circuit-style workouts with moderate weights and short recovery breaks between sets are the best way to keep your pulse up.

Choose the weights so that you can do 10 or 15 repetitions and repeat the circuit four or five times. Take a break of at least 48 hours between strength workouts where you train the same muscle groups.

What equipment

Here are the best machines for your weight workout:

• Leg press
• Leg extensor
• Lying hamstrings
• shoulder squeezing
• triceps extensor
• Preacher Curl
• Shoulder squeeze over head while sitting
• Incline Press
• Vertical Press
• Abdominal Crunch
• Back extensor (lower back)

Whichever workout you prefer, it's important that you add variety to your workout routine. Get out of your comfort zone and set goals. Progress and energy boosts will not be long in coming.

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