The benefits of cross training

The general objective of Cross Training is to improve your ability to carry out everyday tasks. But how? By developing 10 physical abilities:

 

• cardiovascular and respiratory endurance

• muscular endurance

• strength

• suppleness

• speed

• agility

• coordination

• balance

• improved tone and muscle pattern

 

You will start to feel fitter and healthier over the course of your sessions. Carrying your shopping or your children will become easier and you'll no longer get out of breath when going up the stairs!

Sessions are very short and ideal for people who have little time to devote to sport. By training for about 30 minutes 3 times per week, you'll see improvements in the cardio-respiratory system, muscle strength, loss of fat and good maintenance or an increase in muscle mass.

The overall objective of cross training is to become as complete as possible, which means having a balance of strength and endurance. That's why each session is different, to avoid routine. You'll never do the same session twice in a row. So you'll stay motivated and enjoy training to the full!

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced sports user, a typical cross training session works all your physical qualities. The method, which uses functional movements that mobilise all the muscles, is considered the most effective to achieve results quickly. Muscles are constantly and intensively working, in various ways. This means that after just a few weeks, you will feel fitter and your body will be sharper.

One of the main strengths of Cross Training is its capacity to bring people together as a group. This is what really sets it apart from other, more traditional sports like weight training, for example. When you're in the cross training room, you're easily overwhelmed by this feeling of belonging to a community, thanks to the sharing, supportive environment. Whatever your sex or your goals, everyone is supportive and motivates one another to follow their training programme. You have your own goal, specific to you, and the others encourage you to challenge yourself and push your limits.

As you will have guessed by now, cross training is a type of functional training with many benefits: weight loss, improved physical condition, better health,...and the list goes on! So, are you tempted by Cross Training? Tell us what you think by leaving a comment at the end of the article!