What is crosstraining?

Without a doubt, one of the sports that has been gaining the most prominence in recent months and years is crosstraining. It presents itself as a great option for athletes who want to train their entire body, but in short sessions. For that reason, throughout the article we will talk to you about crosstraining, what it is, and we will show you some of the benefits. That way, you will have more information and can realize if crosstraining is for you or not.

What do we call crosstraining?

It is also known as functional training. The crosstraining includes different high-intensity exercises through which the goal is to work all muscle groups in the same session.

During training, strength and cardiovascular exercises are performed to enhance the athlete's physical condition and consequently achieve superior sports performance.

In crosstraining, the training should always be at a high intensity level. To succeed, both the load and the intensity must be appropriate.

A crosstraining session can last about half an hour and during that period of time there is a warm-up phase, cardiovascular and strength exercises. Finally, it ends with calm exercises to stretch and recover the body after an intense session.

What are the main exercises of crosstraining?

After understanding what crosstraining is, now it is time to see some exercises that are usually included in a session. More or fewer exercises can actually be included depending on the goals sought, but we show some ideas, which can be organized in different ways.

• Lunges.
• Squats.
• Burpees.
• Mountain climbers.
• Push-ups
• Planks.
• Jump rope.

These are some of the most common, but other exercises can be included to make the session as complete as possible. The important thing is that the training is well planned and consequently we can be sure that all muscles are worked during the training session.

Main benefits of crosstraining

As we mentioned earlier, crosstraining is becoming more and more popular. This trend is not only because many celebrities practice it, but because it offers a great list of benefits, as we will explain below.

Through crosstraining, it is possible to achieve to enhance the level of improvement. It is an exercise that directly focuses on stimulation through overcoming different challenges. If you are one of those people who like to surpass themselves, this type of exercise will fit very well with what you are looking for. As you will see firsthand, through crosstraining you will see how your body evolves and the results get better and better.

To enjoy crosstraining less than half an hour is needed. Because the sessions are short, you can take advantage of a gap in your schedule to get in shape. That said, the exercise period is shorter than traditional training, but in return it comes with much more intensity. You must be ready to suffer and thus train all your muscles.

Thanks to crosstraining different exercises can be performed. These are combined to avoid the boredom that traditional training monotony can cause. What is clear is that thanks to performing different exercises, the training is not only very entertaining, but all muscles can also be worked.

Through crosstraining it is much easier to achieve a balance between strength and endurance. Thanks to this combination, the body benefits and we can notice it in day-to-day life.

Although it may seem unbelievable, it has been demonstrated through different studies that thanks to crosstraining the possibility of injury can be reduced. This is because by working all muscle groups, muscle, joint, and tendon tension is reduced. In addition, a better range of motion is achieved and posture can also be improved. The latter helps reduce the likelihood of pain caused by poor posture. For this reason, many workers opt for this type of training after a long session sitting in front of the screen.

Another benefit is that help improve physical skills. To give you an idea, it helps develop and increase agility, strength, flexibility, speed, coordination, precision, and cardiovascular endurance. All these abilities are benefited, which makes more and more athletes want to enjoy this training modality.

As if all the above were not enough, crosstraining also helps burn fat. We have been able to verify that simultaneous cardio and strength training helps with weight loss. Of course, the benefits can be easily noticed when the athlete accompanies the exercise with an appropriate diet.

As you have been able to see, crosstraining offers many benefits, which is why it is normal that more and more athletes want to enjoy this exercise modality.