How to Plan a Well-Rounded Workout
To be well-rounded, your exercise routine should commit to four basic principles of fitness. These elements are aerobic, muscular, flexibility and stability. Follow these steps to get the results you want.
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Run, swim, bike even dance, they all contribute to your aerobic health. Choose one or all of these activities as your aerobic exercise. Perform your chosen activity for 30-40 minutes, three times a week for maximum results.
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Enhance the stability and strength of your muscles. Utilize free weights, machines or elastic resistance bands when you plan a well-rounded workout.
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Pick a routine that includes more than one exercise option per muscle group, which will increase your strength and help you lose more weight through the building of muscle.
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Introduce stretches before and after a workout routine to ensure that the range of motion you have is maintained or increased, while helping to make new muscle leaner and longer.
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Perform sit-ups, squats and lunges to create a strong midsection or core. Strengthening your stability and balance, in the core area, will improve your posture and protect you from back pain.
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Tips & Warnings
Your body's level of flexibility has to do with how well you can move your joints through a full range of motions. The key to flexibility training has to do with the lengthening of your muscles, which, in turn increases their flexibility.
