circuit training equipment

Circuit training is a form of group gym exercise in which strength exercises are combined with endurance exercises. A number of stations will be positioned around the gym, which may be weight training, squat thrusts, pushups, burpees, star jumps, sit-ups or other exercises. one or more participants are assigned to each station, and they then rotate around the stations until all exercises have been completed.

Between stations it is common to run in a circuit around the gym; so, for example, there might be two minutes running between each station.

A simpler form of the exercise has the group running round the gym with a trainer simply calling, for example, "ten pushups", "ten sit-ups" at intervals. Used Circuit Training Equipment, Strength Training - Fitness Rush Fitness.

Themed circuits are possible, for example with boxing exercises (boxercise).

Advantages of Circuit Training

Easy to work every muscle in your body can be adapted for any size workout area does not require expensive gym equipment can be customised for specificity; easy to adapt to your sport.

Disadvantages of Circuit Training

Primarily geared towards fat loss, thus being more useful for endomorph or endo-mesomorph body type trainees looking to lose fat. Despite its high total volume, the volume of exercise for individual muscle groups is small, stimulating little Hypertrophy.