About
MidwestFit.com is a fitness and health blog dedicated to assisting the fitness goals of both men and women each and every day. Our workouts are designed by a Health and Fitness Specialist.
THE CONCEPT: MidwestFit’s training regimen is quite a simple concept, but requires a well thought out and designed program plan. The goal is to reach a level of fitness that we refer to as “True Fitness” or to become ”Truly Fit”. Becoming truly fit requires one to properly blend Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness. We handle the workout designs, you handle the exercise! We maximize your heart rate to burn the most amount of calories possible while building muscle. Your body will have its metabolism in shock mode and you will be burning calories even while you sit at work! We will introduce a large mix of exercises to develop muscular endurance (lean muscle mass), we will include a number of very efficient and simple pure strength exercises to increase one’s overall total body strength, and of course we will include a mix of cardiovascular training (running, biking, swimming, etc.) at low, medium, and high intensities to improve one’s overall cardio distance capabilities (low intensity) along with their cardiac output/V02Max (high intensity). It is an extremely efficient program that will build muscle mass, improve muscular endurance (reduce possible injuries and produce lean muscle mass), and increase Cardiorespiratory performance.
DAILY WORKOUTS (PT’s): Every day there will be one or two workouts posted. These are labeled as “Potential PT #1″ and “Potential PT#2″. If there is a PT #2 posted then just choose to do either PT#1 or PT#2. Technically you could do both, but that is not why we post two. You can also alter these workouts however you feel necessary. Add/reduce weight, more/less reps, etc. If your legs are too sore to do the leg routine, lay off it. Just be smart and listen to your body. Make sure to challenge yourself everyday. Remember, you want to keep your heart rate up and to do that you need to limit rests between exercises. If what you are doing seems pretty easy, then you are not doing it properly, or you need to add more resistance/weight/reps/sets.
A Message from our trainer Ben:
“My name is Ben and I graduated from Purdue University in December 2010 with a degree in Health and Fitness and a Minor in Psychology. I have course work in human anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, advanced anatomy kinesiology, exercise/medical assessment courses, health promotion, behavioral health change and promotion, and exercise prescription and design following ACSM guidelines for some special populations and normal populations. I am a former commercial Personal Trainer. Now I am currently a Health and Fitness Specialist for a Corporate Facility in Houston, TX. We appreciate everyone checking out what we have to offer, and feel free to e-mail or post us ideas, thoughts, concerns, or whatever. Have fun!“
(NOTE: We are simply giving our opinions about what has been a successful, proven training program for us as individuals. By taking our advice you are doing so at your own risk and any exercise should be catered to suit your own personal level of fitness. You should ALWAYS consult your physician before starting any exercise program.)