Routine is not so bad

It's okay to stick with the same strength training exercises for a few weeks before changing things up. Set up three different work out routines, one for each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (or whatever days you choose), so you'll be strength training three days per week with each day having a different set of exercises. Keep your focus on full body strength with one work out being circuit based, one being a push/pull base and another being upper/lower body based. Add cardio intervals once or twice within a work out. Stick with this layout for six to eight weeks than you can change up the whole thing. This is a good way to let your body adapt to exercise while learning the "all important" (and not stressed enough in my opinion) body awareness that you must develop to keep yourself safe from injury. Give yourself time to learn how your body moves with exercise and soon you'll be able to focus on engaging the muscles you want to work! Have fun, good luck and let me know how you're doing;)

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Fitness and You

Fitness is out there all over the place! There is always some new exercise routine being tossed around for potential exercisers to grab hold of. It can be confusing, overwhelming and intimidating. As far as strength training goes, it makes sense to stick with the basics. The basics of strength training are (simply put) good and will help you develop a strong foundation within your body. This is important for your daily activities of life. Hitting every major muscle group is fundamental in helping you develop the body awareness and confidence that comes with having a strong balanced physique. This fundamental base will enable you to move on to more challenging routines as you get stronger. Establish a strength training routine that includes a push and pull exercise (ex. chest press and row), a vertical push (ex. military press), and some variation of a squat (ex. sit in a chair and stand up). Mix it up by using one limb instead of two when the exercise allows. Invest in a stability ball for crunches and hyper extensions and you are well on your way to developing a strong, active, happy body! Good luck and let me know how you're doing::))

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