Burpees are an incredible bodyweight exercise with a variety of benefits. Here are a few reasons why we love them:
Engages the Entire Body
Exercises that isolate a muscle group (bicep curls, tricep pull-downs, crunches, etc.) have their own time and place. However, movements that require many muscles and joints to work together are a bit better for supporting everyday functional movement. Squatting, jumping, and planking engage the upper body, lower body, and core in every repetition.
Functional Fitness
At HIIT Logic, burpees are the ultimate example of functional fitness. Burpees will not only help you lose weight and get fit, they will also help you perform better in your everyday activities. If doing simple daily activities like walking to the convenience store to buy food is hard for you, then you better start engaging yourself in high intensity exercises like burpees to build your endurance and strength. You have to condition both your mind and body in order to be able to have a healthy and functional lifestyle.
No Equipment Required
The basic burpee can always be done anywhere without equipment. They are appropriate for the gym, home, park or hotel room, which ultimately helps minimize your excuses for not working out.
Improves Lung Capacity
Everyone talks about how important it is to exercise to help improve cardiovascular health but only a few seem to care about the importance of lungs in the world of fitness. Doing exercises like burpees will not just train the heart but it will also train the lungs. Better breathing equals more oxygen for your muscles, and that equals more endurance.
Increased Strength
Strength-building is one of the benefits of burpees. Everyone should keep in mind that getting fit and staying on track requires a lot of strength. It is very important to do exercises that will help increase your strength just like burpees. Performing burpees every single day will surely help you build the momentum that you need in order to get more motivated to succeed in your fitness journey.
Fat Loss
Losing excess body fat is probably the biggest benefit you could get from burpees. Research shows that people who are keen on high intensity exercises like burpees burn 50% more calories than those doing typical exercises like jogging. Imagine doing it every day! You’ll surely burn a lot. Burpees are a dynamic and fast-paced exercise and one must be consistent in order to really achieve the body that they want. Keep in mind that the intensity that you are putting in to the workout is one determining factor for the calories you’ll burn so always give your 100%! Because the movement is a full-body exercise, it will naturally burn more calories because it requires more muscles to complete the movement. Not only that but it is also a great exercise to add to any HIIT, which is known to be a calorie-blasting workout. More muscles used and a higher intensity typically mean more calories burned which ultimately leads to faster weight loss.
Core Workout
It is a full-body workout, and even more particularly, a core workout. The core should be engaged throughout the entire movement to ensure proper burpee form. We are a big fan of exercises that target the core! The core is our base of stability and movement. So, a strong, functional core is essential to performance, injury reduction, as well as quality of movement and quality of life.
A Challenge Worth the Results
A burpee workout will engage the entire body and blast calories without any equipment needed. If they do it correctly, your client’s core, heart, and lungs will thank you for adding this to their workout regimen. You can stick to a basic burpee or include one of the many different burpee variations for a greater challenge. Burpees may still be that exercise HIIT Logic athletes love to hate, but, if they do it right, they will love the results.