Tips for exercise routines

Design an exercise routine that works best for you. You should combine cardio and weights. If you’re trying to lose weight, you’ll need more cardio to burn fat. I would recommend that your routine consist of 5 days of cardio and 2-3 days of weights. You may not be able to start at this rate, but you can progress as you improve.

You should plan to change your routine every six weeks or so. This will prevent the body from getting used to the same routine. If you do the same workout all the time, your body will build up a tolerance and you won’t get as many benefits. When you change your exercise routine, you hit your body and it has to work harder to perform the different movements. You can change your exercise routine in several ways: increase intensity, number of weights, repetitions, duration, training days, training time, equipment, training type, or a combination. Changing up your exercise routine frequently will also keep you from getting bored.

For example, if you’ve been exercising on the treadmill, you might increase the speed or incline, or both. You can also add high intensity intervals for a short period and then recover to a lower intensity. Another option would be to take a spinning class instead of using the treadmill.
If you’re lifting weights, increase the amount of weight or increase the number of sets and reps. Another change might be to use free weights if you’ve been using weight machines, or to do a different exercise to target the muscle group you’re working.

Many people write down their exercise routine, especially when lifting weights. This way they have a record of the amount of weight and repetitions. This makes it easier when it’s time to switch up your exercise routine and you’ll also see how much you’ve improved by keeping track of the amount of weight and repetitions.

Always have a good combination of cardio and weights. Start at your own pace and gradually increase as you can. Push yourself out of your comfort zone. We’ve all heard the old saying “no pain, no gain”. It is true. If you want to change your body, you have to work on it. Just going to the gym won’t do anything for you.

Where you exercise is not as important as how often and how hard you exercise. I prefer going to the gym because it gives me more motivation and options and I will work out more in the gym than at home. But you can still get a good workout at home. So do what works best for you.
I highly recommend working with a personal trainer for at least a couple of sessions. It is very important to learn the proper form and way to do the exercises to get the benefit and avoid injury.

One of the best exercises you can do is the squat. This will work all the muscles in your legs and buttocks. Another good exercise tip is to incorporate a stability ball into your workout. By balancing on the ball, you activate your core muscles, so you target more areas with one exercise. Sit on the ball to do shoulder curls or bicep curls. Or lie on the ball instead of a bench to do chest presses. Doing abdominal exercises with a ball, such as crunches, will work your abs 20% more.
A good exercise tip for lifting weights is to work opposing muscle groups without resting between sets. For example, work the quads and then immediately work the hamstrings with no rest in between.

One very important exercise tip is to make sure you drink plenty of water during and after your workout. I also recommend having a protein shake after your workout, especially if you lifted weights. This will aid in the recovery process and help build lean muscle mass.