What workouts work the best for you?

Answer 1

I go for fast paced walks on my breaks at work and then when I get home I go rollerblading, bike riding, I use my gazelle, or I use a workout video. I would highly recommend The Biggest Loser Workout and Million Dollar Workout (boxing). Both of them are fun, easy to follow, and give great results. I also lift weights every other day. Denise Austin has great weight lifting moves that you can really feel afterwards. I'm not a big fan of her cardio workouts, though, she goes too fast for me and I can't remember all of the moves. I like trying out new stuff so that I don't get stuck in a rut with my workout routine. I've been working out 6 days a week for over a year now.

Answer 2

Depends on what I'm trying to do. When I want to lose weight, I do three types of exercise: (1) Circuit training with lighter weights, (2) Cardio, but no more than 30-40 minutes at a time, and (3) High-intensity interval training -- after warm-up and stretching I sprint for 30 seconds, followed by a slow jog for 90 seconds, then repeat 12 times. On this plan, I do circuit training every other day, and on the days I don't do circuit training I alternate between jogging and HIIT. When I'm trying to gain weight, I do very little cardio and switch to strength training with heavier weights.

The most important part of any weight gain/loss program is diet. It'll make you or break you. Most of it is common sense -- avoid fast food, junk food, refined flour/sugar, soft drinks, trans fat, and saturated fat whenever possible. Instead, go for whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, lowfat dairy products, and lean meats (especially fish and poultry). Whether you're trying to gain or lose, you need to get plenty of fiber and "good" fats in your diet. Best sources of fiber are whole grains, beans/legumes, and dried fruit like prunes, dates, figs, and apricots. Best sources of "good" fat include olive oil, nuts (ANY kind), avocadoes, fish, and flax seed. I also give myself half a day every week where I can eat or drink whatever I want so I don't feel deprived.

P.S.: My diet regimen comes almost verbatim out of the book The Abs Diet -- IT WORKS!!! Lost over 20 pounds of flab in four weeks and have successfully kept it off on this diet. You can get the book at any major bookstore, and it's hard to miss (the cover is bright orange). It's worth checking out.

Answer 3

A split routine Monday and Thursday lower body. Tuesday and Friday upper body. I do only 10-15 sets. The key is whether you are getting stronger and I am.

Answer 4

Walking on my treadmill - ( with varying speed and incline) between 3mph or 3.5 (once in a while I will jog)

Yoga... (1hr -2 hr ) per day... I love yoga but you probably wouldn't need to do that much, but it can be vigorous depending on what kind you do.

Answer 5

i had great results with a superset routine with little rest and high volume

for example
i super setted squats with leg presses
shoulder presses with upright rows
incline bench with flat bench

Answer 6

Curves 3x/wk and lots of water.