Circuit Training Routines for Women

Circuit training for women is good for weight loss, rehab and athletic conditioning.

If you're bored with your current exercise regimen, circuit training routines can add a balanced flavor of quick and changing moves for total body conditioning that tones, builds muscle, promotes weight loss and prevents sports injuries.

Types

Circuit training routines for women can be personalized and customized, depending on fitness goals. They can include timed circuits, competition circuits, repetition circuits, running circuits, or routines specific to a particular sport, such as running or skiing.

Beginner Routine

A beginner circuit training routine for a woman can include 30 to 60 seconds each of jumping squats, push ups, sit-up twists, chin ups or bent-over rows and overhead presses. Ten-second breaks should be taken in between.

Simple Routine

A woman's simple circuit training routine can include 30-second intervals, each consisting of as many push ups, squats, sit ups, lunges and chin ups as she can physically handle, followed by 30 seconds of rest in between each exercise.

Precautions

Women starting out with circuit training routines may push themselves too hard, leading to overly sore muscles and injuries. Women should be patient and work up to more difficult routines slowly. Warm-up and cool-down stretching exercises should be done to keep muscles and joints flexible.

References

• The Stretching Handbook: Circuit Training and Circuit Training Routines
• Real Womens Fitness: Circuit Training for Weight Loss

Resources

• BodyBuilding.com: Circuit Train Your Way to a Leaner Body
• Fitness Magazine: Circuit Training Workout
• Womens Health Magazine: Circuit Training Moves