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Have you ever found yourself winded from climbing the stairs?
You’re not alone.
To help increase our stamina, we reached out to Ben Wegman, a trainer at The Fhitting Room.
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Just as the act of working out is important, so too is increasing our stamina.
Read on for Wegman’s seven tips on how to build endurance.
Catch Some Zs
A good night’s rest is essential to building endurance.
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“Being well rested allows your body to work longer and harder simultaneously,” says Wegman.
So just what qualifies a good night’s sleep?
Byrdie Tip
Before any exercise, double-check you warm up your body by performing dynamic movements and active stretches.
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Wegman says that “fitness endurance pushes you beyond your known limits.”
To challenge your expectations and your body, Wegman suggests being open-minded to new workouts.
“As reps increase, there is a gradual transition from strength to endurance-building work.
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Training yourself to keep pushing by monitoring and recording how long your workouts last can help.
“If you want to increase endurance, you have to train the body to do so.
That means gradually putting forth physical effort for longer and longer periods,” says Wegman.
But how do you do that?
The following week you could increase another workout by five minutes or increase that same workout to 10 minutes.
Stay consistent as you up the duration, and you will see the benefits everywhere.”
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