Circuit Training Does It Work?

The Fat-Burning Secret
A lot of the woman-only fitness centers in operation work on the principles of circuit training. Have you ever thought to yourself why circuit training? And is it really effective? The short answer is yes it works, but in order to get the most out of your circuit training workout you need to understand why and how it works in order to get the most out of your workouts.
Circuit workouts typically consist of grouping 3 or 4 exercises together in order to get maximal work done in a short period of time. Depending on which muscle groups you work and the order you group them in can have a significant effect on the level of intensity of your workout. One particular circuit that is effective is called the peripheral heart action circuit(PHA). The basis of this circuit is to alternate exercises between four different muscle groups in order to force the heart to pump blood to each muscle group, therefore not being able to fall into a rhythm of pumping blood to the same working tissue. The idea is to keep the heart rate high throughout the workout in order to get cardiovascular benefits as well as the benefits of strength training. By keeping the heart rate elevated and doing resistance exercises you will turn your body into a fat burning machine.