Katie Crewe is educating her followers about the importance of not skipping your workouts – in her exercise gear. In a new social media post the fitness model gets in a sweat session while discussing why should always work out, even if you don’t have a ton of time. “Have you ever skipped a workout because you wanted to get the full workout in but didn’t have enough time?” she asks, begging her followers not to “skip your workout even if you only have 10-15 min. This was one of the hardest lessons for me to learn. Just go and do something to maintain the habit/behaviour. It doesn’t have to be perfect,” she says. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
Weightlifting
Katie’s main form of fitness is strength training. “Lift weights to be stronger and more powerful, to feel more confident, and to make your everyday life easier. Lift weights so elderly you thanks you for the strong bones and increased capabilities. It’s a tough but extremely empowering mindset shift that I’m so grateful I made,” Katie wrote in a post. According to the Mayo Clinic, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:
- Develop strong bones
- Manage your weight
- Enhance your quality of life
- Manage chronic conditions
- Sharpen your thinking skills
Warming Up
Katie stresses the importance of warming up. “Last time I posted about warm-ups, a surprising number of people said that they do a dynamic warm-up but no warm-up sets (maybe it was only surprising to me). Let me know below what your warm-ups usually look like (please, for research :p),” she says. “If you’re short on time I’d still recommend doing some warm-up sets. I cut down on some of my dynamic warm-up but not much on my warm-up sets because I really need these to acclimate to the weight and feel prepared."
HIIT Workouts
She also does HIIT workouts. “Because you’re using near maximal exertion in HIIT intervals, it’s important to take long enough rests that you’re recovered enough for your next set. HIIT is very taxing and requires recovery so it’s best not to try and do it too often, especially if you’re trying to recover from lifting. Younger Katie used to do a lot of HIIT on her off days and wonder why she was always run into the ground 🙃. Hill sprints are an outside way to do HIIT I enjoy but if I’m using the treadmill I typically do: 20-30 sec ON, 1-2 min OFF, 12 mph, 1-3 incline,” she writes.
LISS Workouts
Katie Crewe/Instagram
In another post she discusses LISS workouts. “If you can, I’d suggest you go outside for a walk…I type as I look outside at a ton of wet snow coming down ❄️. If I can’t get outside, I like to incline walk while writing emails, listening to a podcast, doing the quordle, etc. Speed 3.5 mph on a 10-12 inline is my go-to. I try to get it done in the morning because otherwise, it doesn’t happen,” she writes.
Agonist Antagonist Self
In her most recent post Katie suggests “agonist antagonist paired sets” when you are short on time. “You can cut your rest time down by half or more without compromising strength/the quality of your sets,” she writes. “I use this strategy in most workouts, especially for my accessory work. If you’re training for strength, I’d suggest utilizing your full rest period for your big compound lifts as your fatigue is greater and you need to be more recovered for your next set.”