We all have exercises we love and ones we hate. That’s normal and totally fine. The thing is, we need to make sure that our workouts don’t ignore muscle groups. Here are the kinds of exercises that need to be in every workout:
1. Multi-joint. The more joints we involve in an exercise, the more work it is. This translates to more calories burned. It also forces us to coordinate all those various body parts. Example: overhead squat
2. Lower body flex and lower body extend. Getting these together is easy when working with free weights because in general, what bends has to straighten. Circuit machines often break things up, so if we do an exercise that makes us work to bend our knees or hips, we have to make sure we do one that makes us work to extend them, too. Example: lunges
3. Upper body push and upper body pull. Hey! The upper body works like the lower body, but up higher! Examples: pushups and pull-ups/rows.
4. Front and back of the body. By now the principle should be pretty clear. Examples: deadlifts and crunches.
5. Core. In theory, we work our core with every exercise because we are paying attention to balance and posture, but it’s always good to focus in. Example: pretty princesses.
For bonus points, we can also think about working in multiple planes (forward/back, left/right, and twisting), with jumping, and with balance.
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