Why you should cross-train

When you hear the term “cross-training,” typically you think of a professional athlete, but achieving maximum health can be done by anyone. Whether you’re a professional athlete or not, you will benefit from cross-training throughout your health journey. Instead of focusing solely on one type of exercise, such as running or weightlifting, cross-training involves mixing different modalities to target various muscle groups and energy systems. Cross-training incorporates a variety of exercises, activities, or sports to improve overall fitness, prevent boredom, and reduce the risk of overuse injuries.

The benefits of implementing cross-training, like we do at our fitness studio in Orlando, Florida, are improved overall fitness, injury prevention, enhanced performance, reduced boredom, flexibility and adaptability, recovery, and active rest. Whether it’s outdoors or indoors, make sure you identify activities that you enjoy doing, because those are the workouts that you’ll stay committed to each week.

Cross-training activities, offered close to Windermere, Florida, include:

• Swimming

• Cycling

• Aerial or Land Yoga

• Pilates

• Hiking

• Rowing

• HIIT training

• Circuit training

• Dance-based workouts

Ask a ZGF trainer to help you create a cross-training program. Consider your fitness goals, preferences, and any limitations or injuries. Your program should be balanced and include a mix of aerobic, strength, flexibility, and mobility exercises that maximize the benefits of cross-training while minimizing the risk of overtraining or injury throughout you weight-loss journey.