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Brooklyn-based strength training coach and founder of Max Effort Training.

Specifically, the benefits of slowing things wayyy down.

Thinking about tempo instead is maybe not quite as sexy.

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Brooklyn-based strength training coach and founder of Max Effort Training. Certified in Pn1 Nutrition Coaching, Functional Strength Training, and Pre/Postnatal Pilates, and the former Creative Director at Williamsburg strength training gym SESSION.

What Hughes means by tempo in strength training is the speed at which youre doing a rep. ## Does Dancing Count as Cardio?

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This brings mind-body awareness into our workouts instead of just going through the motions.

That doesnt mean faster speeds have no place in your conditioning workouts.

Slowing down and controlling your movement is not mutually exclusive from fast-paced movement, Hughes says.

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Everything has tempo, whether you pay attention to it or not, Hughes says.

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