Changing Your Workout Routine

People who cross-train with a variety of exercises are more fit and less injury-prone than those who exercise using only one or two exercise modalities.

You know who you are.  You are the person that goes into the gym, and does the same exact workout everytime you come in.  You jump on the treadmill for 20 minutes, go at the exact same pace, then you switch to the elliptical, go at the exact same pace, then you use a couple of strength machines, same machines each time using the same resistance, same amount of reps, and you call it a day.  Day after day, week after week, month after month, you come in regularly, yet your results stay the same.  Some people get lucky and are completely happy with where they are at fitness and health wise, and are able to maintain that.  But most others go in the opposite direction, stop seeing results after a couple of months.  You then find youself without the motivation to make it to the gym "that day", which then turns into a week, month, and before you know it years have gone by and you don't recognize what is in the mirror anymore.  How did this happen?  Why did working out make me gain weight, or give me no results at all? 

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result" - Einstein

No matter what skill level you are at, no matter if you have been working out for years, YOU don't know everything there is to know about working out.  It's not as simple as just coming in to a facility and randomly picking exercises based on your comfort level.  You need a plan, and that plan needs to be changing constantly.  Keep your body guessing what you will do next.  Don't let your muscles adapt to what your doing, change is good!  It's tough, believe me, I sometimes fall into a habit of repeating my exercise routines from time to time.  It's safe to me, the muscles know what they are in for that day so it becomes easy.  But why do it?  If I'm going to take the time to workout, why not get the maximum reward for this? 

It's so easy in today's world to find magazines with exercises, exercises online, youtube videos of exercises, so many ways to change your workout.  The most effective way is to find a personal trainer (shameless plug for myself), to take the pre-routine work away from you.  You work hard, so much on your plate, why not leave the work to me!  Let me find the exercises that are beneficial for you, let me push you to your limit, keep you accountable for your workouts.  A little extra cost upfront will save you a ton in the long run (no pun intended)!  It starts today!  http://www.soleraspa.com/