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Five Tips to Organizing Your Workout

Even though my personal trainer provided me with a great workout plan, I’m one of those people who like to mix it up. Despite this desire for variety, my workout plan - just as anyone else’s workout plan - needs to be somewhat organized. Here are five lessons that I learned thus far:

• Always warm up first. This warm up applies to stretches as well, as stretches can injure you just as quickly as a workout routine. So, about ten minutes of walking or some similar exercise that doesn’t strain the muscles is warranted to avoid injury.
• Alternate between upper and lower body exercises. If you don’t have enough time to do a full-body exercise routine, then break it up. Do upper body in the morning, lower body in the afternoon. Or, do upper body one day, lower body the next day, and then plan a day or two of rest (this is for weight training).
• If you’re concentrating on your abs (and who isn’t?), don’t forget your back. A balanced workout is necessary to avoid injury and to keep your core strength balanced.
• Work from larger to smaller muscles. This is a trick that I learned that helped me to stay focused on building/reducing certain parts of my voluptuous body. ;-)
• Work from front muscles to the back muscles. This is another trick to mix it up for those who like variety. If you work on abs (like the woman above who’s fixated on crunches), then work on your upper thighs and forearms as well. When you’re through with those sets, switch to your back, the back of your thighs, and the back of your arms.

If you can think of other ways to mix it up yet maintain a balanced workout, leave a comment!

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