On a freezing cold weekday morning at 6:15am, many New Yorkers lay nestled in their beds, not daring to venture outside, at least until the sun comes up. At that same time on 14th street, 8 people dressed in workout clothes stand on a bright green indoor turf. Before them stands Kelvin Gary, who begins to explain the plan for their upcoming express 45-minute workout, “Cardio Strength”. For first-timers, this workout may appear both contradictory and easy. How do you combine cardio and strength? Aren’t they considered opposite? Doesn’t a workout need to be at least 1 hour to be worthwhile? These are only a few of the millions of fitness myths that exist today. Contrary to most thinking, the cardio does not need to involve some sort of stationary equipment, like an elliptical, or to be performed for hours at a time. Along the same lines, strength training does not require one to lift an insane amount of weight like a football player. In fact, these two forms of exercise can be combined, and in turn provide a complete, efficient, and effective workout.

One of the founders of Cardio Strength , Robert dos Remedios , CSCS, informally known as “Coach Dos”, claims that Cardio Strength training gives you the biggest bang for your buck. There are a few different ways to compose workouts, but the main premise lies behind performing exercises at a high intensity, while having minimal to no rest. This format keeps your body guessing, and creates a lot of metabolic disturbance which forces it to continually adapt.
Cardio Strength training can increase your fitness and conditioning while decreasing fat loss and increasing your VO2 max. In turn, this creates the “after-burn” effect, where your body continues to burn calories at an elevated rate even after your workout is over. Oh, and the cherry on top? If you’re short on time, you can still reap the benefits from Cardio Strength training in as little as 10 minutes.

Like most things which promise amazing life changing results, this sounds almost too good to be true. Guess what? It isn’t! The only catch is that this kind of a workout is hard. Really hard. It’s short and intense, but you need to earn the “afterburn,” so to speak. Bottom line: if you’re considering implementing Cardio Strength into your regime, be mentally prepared to push your limits.

So, if you’re short on time and want to get a head start on your day, come check out our newest class, Cardio Strength, offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6:15am-7am, taught by our owner and head coach, Kelvin Gary. While you may look at him with dreary eyes beforehand, we can promise that afterwards you’ll walk out with an elevated metabolism, feeling energized, and ready to tackle the day!

To sign up for Cardio Strength, visit our class schedule signup , call the front desk at 646-684-4912, or shoot us an email at bodyspacefitness@gmail.com.

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