Does this sound familiar – you quickstart your treadmill and after 20 mins, the calorie count says 350 burned. When you input your age and weight, after 20 mins, the treadmill calorie counter shows 250 calories burned. Your elliptical calorie count says 300 in 10 mins. Does your treadmill have a faulty calorie counter or is it simply lying about calorie counts to make you feel better? Does your elliptical love you more? If you haven’t noticed then back to...

I have been a fan of the high reps, low weight routines for a while now - they've always been hectic and energising. And in terms of improving your stamina, weight loss and muscle building, they've been spot on consistently. But this version of the workout has been, without a doubt, the one I've enjoyed the most. I've finished one rotation (each rotation of the routine is 12 days) and here's what I think of it. This past couple of...

After the disaster that was my attempt at saving the world with the No Time to Workout Workout Routine, I decided to go back to my favourite sort of workout – the High Reps Low Weight Training workout. My instructor also quit – after the last workout, I won’t say I’m entirely upset. So my new instructor asked me everyone’s favourite – what’s your target for the workout. This time round, the idea was to look at toning and muscle...

When I started the High Reps Low Weight Workout routines, the idea was to change them frequently. I started this routine just after recovering from malaria. The idea was that it should not be too hectic. I also wanted to crack the whole “I don’t have time to workout” whine at the same time. Not for me… I’ll make time to workout no matter what but for the general good of mankind. I got the instructor to figure out a...

Only a cardio workout isn’t enough. You should include strength training as well. Because, they’ll say, strength training increases your resting metabolism – i.e. your body burns calories at a higher rate even after you’re done working out. Not quite. Endurance training or a high reps and low weight training routine builds lean muscle and supposedly increases resting metabolism. So lifting heavy weights will bulk you up but won’t necessarily increase your metabolism. Is everyone lifting heavy weights stupid because...