ADVENTURE Boot Camp uses EPOC training for RESULTS!

Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC)

The Wikipedia definition of EPOC : “Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) is a measurably increased rate of oxygen intake following strenuous activity.”What type of exercise, aerobic or anaerobic, produces the largest EPOC response? A quote from Wikipedia: “all studies comparing the two show that anaerobic exercise increases EPOC more than aerobic exercise does.”Resistance exercise (strength training - includes body weight training) is primarily anaerobic. What type of resistance exercise, standard or circuit, produces the largest EPOC response? One study by Murphy and Swartzkopf (1992)1 compared standard resistance training and circuit resistance training. The circuit resistance training produced the larger EPOC response compared to the standard resistance training. The type of training that produces a larger EPOC response is the type of training we do at Dawn Franklin ADVENTURE Boot Camp for women (Ahwatukee Boot Camp).

Our aim is to safely increase exercise intensity over a period of weeks to a high level. We do this by working the muscles on one exercise and then quickly moving to the next exercise. You slowly build up to this training. Each individual will go to an intensity level that will be appropriate for them, one the person feels she or he can reasonably handle. No time is wasted. We eliminate rest; you rest when you go home.

You will be surprised how hard you will be breathing after such a workout. You will increase strength, flexibility, tone, muscle, cardiovascular ability, and produce a larger EPOC response – you will burn more calories during and after the workout. This is an incredibly efficient workout, as it affects so many factors of good health in such a short amount of time. If you don’t have time to exercise or if you hate exercise but know you have to do it this is the type of exercise that produces the most bang with minimal time in the gym.

Excerpts from: 1 Murphy, E. and Swartzkopf, R. 1992. Effects of standard set and circuit weight training on excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. Journal of Applied Sport Science Research, 6(2), 88-91.

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So, ladies of Dawn Franklin ADVENTURE Boot Camp of Ahwatukee, enjoy your EPOC training!

And remember: Fitness boot camps are not about military exercises which are designed to break you down and build you back up. Adventure Boot camps are about appropriate, challenging, fun and safe exercises that will sculpt your body the right way as quickly as possible.

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Dawn Franklin
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