Cardio Corner: Go Back to Move Forward
Knee
injuries are a common problem for bodybuilders. If you’re getting over
some knee issues, you may
want to go backward when you do cardio on a
treadmill or elliptical. Researchers from South Africa had 39 subjects
with various knee injuries follow a rehabilitation program that involved
either forward or backward pedaling on treadmills and ellipticals. The
group going backward increased their aerobic capacity by 10% more than
the forward group. The backward group also increased their quad and
hamstring strength more. So if knee problems are holding you back, take
the backward approach to not only better strengthen your knee but to
keep up your cardiovascular fitness, which means better fat burning.
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