Creating Variety in Your Exercise
One key to a good exercise routine is variety. If you are feeling stuck or feeling bored, you are more likely to abandon your routine. If, instead, you feel that every day will offer something new and interesting, you’ll be more likely to stick to your workout. To this end, it’s important to find the right combination.
Some people enjoy going to a gym for this reason. They can take a spinning class one day, a hip-hop class another day, and work out on the cardio machines a third day. The gym enables you to mix up your routine, while still creating a consistent workout schedule. Certainly, you can always incorporate some consistency into your routine by doing crunchless abs with the Bender Ball or by stretching in the same way each morning.
For others, the gym becomes a stale form of routine itself. If this occurs, or you know without even going to the gym that it’s not for you, then find a different way to achieve your exercise variety. Maybe you enjoy running, walking, swimming or biking? Perhaps you want to walk with a friend two days a week, go to a nearby pool two days a week and use an elliptical machine two days a week. Finding the right balance for yourself can make all the difference in the world!
