I wrote an article about burpees not to long ago, and it pretty much explains to you… how to perform a burpee. Now I want to tell you about the benefits of burpees for your body. This is a workout that is starting to become more and more popular in people’s workout routines and there is a reason why. Burpees are a calisthenic exercise mostly used by coaches and personal trainers to train their players because burpees are great for your overall fitness, heart, and weight loss. Burpees are great for developing power and strength, and you will be raising your heart rate at the same time.
More benefits of Burpees:
A Cardio Workout – I have heard of people doing burpees for 20 to 30 minutes, but that is something you will have to work up too. Burpees are great for getting your heart rate up in a short amount of time, they are explosive and sweat inducing. Many people try to do burpees as quickly as possible to max their heart rate. Here is the most common way people do burpees: Perform 20 burpees; take a 20-second break; then do 19 burpees; 20-second break; 18 burpees…continue in descending order until get down to one.
Burns Fat – Burpees are an anaerobic workout that will help you shed off the pounds. Using your body as resistance is a great way to build lean muscle and burn fat.
Full Body Workout – Burpees are not only great for your heart, but they are also great for your arms, chest, core, legs, but and back muscles.
No Equipment needed – Cheap is best! A normal burpee does not require any workout equipment, all you need is your body and mental toughness.
Flexibility – This is definitely not the primary reason for burpees, but it does help your flexibility in you hips, core, legs, and back.
Hope you enjoy your Burpee workout. Come back to Ask The Fitness Dude for more free personal training advice.
Make sure you have some space, and that everything is clear around you. How to perform a burpee: With your feet together squat down into a crouch position so you are balancing on the balls of your feet. Put your hands on the floor shoulder width apart and in front of your feet. Move your weight to your hands and jump back to a push-up position. Then pop your feet back into the crouching position, stand up and repeat. If you want, you can add a jump with you arms straight up in the air instead of just standing up.
