Variety is the Spice of Life
Variety is the spice of life is one of the most commonly heard refrains, and it applies to the fitness world as well as it does to the many other things with which it can be applied. The only way we learn and grow is through experiencing new things, and this means mixing it up and stepping outside of our comfort zone occasionally.
This concept of mixing it up and keeping it fresh applies to fitness in two major ways. Firstly, it’s been proven that through varying your workout routines and intensity of workouts, you’ll see swifter, more dramatic results. Many fitness and training programs are now designed around this very concept, eliminating the element of diminishing returns as seen when workouts stay the same day after day, week after week, and month after month.
Secondly, keeping your workouts varied and interesting will keep you motivated to continue performing them. You should go into each new workout session excited about the different things you’ll do, and the results these tasks will generate, not bored to tears over the fact that you’re about to embark on the same workout routine yet again. Even if you thoroughly enjoy the small set of tasks you do each training session, you should look to expand your horizons and mix it up slightly with each new session. Keep your body and your mind guessing as to what your imagination can come up with.
Even if you don’t have the means to get to a gym, or purchase home equipment or exercise aids, there are so many possibilities and potential variations of workouts which can be done with absolutely no equipment of any kind, save for perhaps a few dumbbells. All of these workouts and variations can also be performed with varying degrees of intensity, providing yet further deviation from the same old, same old.
If you’ve found your fitness routine of late induces more yawns than it does beads of sweat, it’s probably time to start adding in new variations of your existing workouts, new workouts entirely, and mix up your tempo and rhythm. You’ll quickly find you’re far too engaged too yawn, far too sweaty, and loving every minute of it.
Stay tuned everybody, I am now looking into launching a variety of online personal training programs for you all to download soon….
