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Reviewed By:
Liz Neporent, MA

Is Circuit Training for You?

This chart can help you see how circuit training fits your goals and lifestyle concerns. 

Body Parts Worked Just about everything – skeletal muscles and bones as well as cardiovascular system.
Calories Burned About 544 an hour for a 150-pound person, 726 for a 200-pound person.
Gear Regular workout clothes and a way to measure your heart rate or effort level.
Location Weight machines, free weights and any other equipment that can be used for weight training. Can be done at home or a gym.
Time 20-60 minutes one to three times a week.
Schedule/Flexibility Can fit even a busy schedule.

 

Circuit Training Tips

  • Try a "super" circuit: Alternate one minute of an aerobic exercise such as jump rope, stepping or stationary cycling with 15 reps of a weight-training exercise.

  • Don't forget to take your heart rate every 15 minutes or so, or at least rate your effort on a scale of 1-10 so you don't overdo or underdo it.

  • Many gyms have a circuit of weight machines so you can simply move from one to the next.

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Review Date: 11-08-2007

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