| I think for a lot of people who know about the | | | | is your body, a floor and some determination. |
| Burpee exercise they were introduced to them in | | | | When I am on holiday a few sets of burpees |
| school PE class or in some military establishment. I | | | | every other day is enough to stop me packing on |
| got to know them when I did a lot of soccer | | | | the pounds. |
| training way back as a kid. I have a love/hate | | | | How to do the Burpee exercise |
| relationship with them in that I hate doing them | | | | There a number of different variations you can |
| but love what they do for my body in terms of | | | | do but for this article we will just look at the |
| fat burning and conditioning. | | | | classic burpee. |
| Why Burpees are so great | | | | Begin in a squat position with hands on the floor in |
| The burpee is the ultimate full body exercise. | | | | front of you. |
| There's a reason why the military, top class | | | | Kick your feet back together so you end in the |
| athletes and teams use this exercise in their | | | | upright position of a pushup (arms fully extended). |
| training and that is they work. Just this simple | | | | Again if your not ready for this then just place |
| movement tests strength, conditioning, | | | | one foot at a time back until you are in the |
| coordination, and agility. | | | | upright push up position. |
| When performing a normal burpee all the body is | | | | Continue by bringing your feet to the squat |
| involved. The chest, shoulders, arms, legs, and abs | | | | position, and finish with an explosive jump into air |
| are all being worked hard. You start adding | | | | If your conditioning is not great I would start by |
| pushups, explosive jumps and weights then this | | | | just standing up then returning to original position. |
| becomes a really tough total body workout. | | | | Try to do them at a good pace and jump as high |
| Because the whole body is being used this really | | | | as possible to ensure you get the right intensity. |
| cranks up the intensity As we know high intensity | | | | A good average is 12-15 reps every 30 seconds. |
| exercises such as burpees are great for burning | | | | As I mentioned for further intensity add push ups |
| fat due to effect of speeding up the metabolism | | | | and weights etc but for now just start with the |
| and creating a longer lasting "afterburn" after your | | | | classic, believe me its enough. |
| workouts. Believe me if your struggling to lose fat | | | | Just doing the burpee exercise alone is a tough |
| start adding burpees to your training. | | | | workout and it won't take long before you have |
| Again it this level of intensity that makes the | | | | had enough, so great if you're pushed for time. I |
| burpee exercise great for conditioning and | | | | like to mix them into other workouts such as |
| endurance. I challenge you to do 20 burpees | | | | bodyweight circuits or as a dynamic element into |
| without rest and see how hard your blowing. Now | | | | a strength training routine to really get me going. |
| imagine if you could do 50 or even a 100 of these | | | | Whenever you do them is not important just |
| straight off, how fit you would feel. | | | | make sure you give them a try you won't be |
| One final benefit is that they can be done | | | | disappointed. |
| anywhere with no equipment neededAll you need | | | | |