Sometimes, the fact that you’re getting up and out is a win in itself.
“Variety is the spice of fitness,” saysAdam Rosante, celebrity strength and nutrition coach.
This means caring for your body as you go and not overdoing it.
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So how do you structure your workout routine to reduce injury and optimize results?
Look no further than this perfectly balanced weekly workout schedule courtesy of Rosante.
Try thisupper-body dumbbell workoutor incorporate HIIT into your upper body training with thisat-home bodyweight workout.
“So, if you have a high-impact day, follow that up with a low-impact day.”
A low-impact workout will ensure you give your muscles time to recover before you hit the heavy weights again.
because of the variety of movements.
“Then, do it for intervals of time.
Short bursts of full effort work coupled with lower-intensity work of the same move.”
“Think: plank and plank variations as well as exercises like the Paloff press,” he says.
(FYI, cyclists involved in the study clocked an average of 30 miles per week.)
“Think of fitness as a lifelong experience,” says Rilinger.
“When you’re younger, you feel invincible and ignore the warning signs.
