| A lot of people perform different exercises hoping | | | | example you can target your chest and arm muscles |
| that by doing so, they would lose weight or have | | | | every Monday and Thursday and your leg and back |
| well toned bodies. But however hard they try or | | | | muscles every Tuesday and Friday. |
| however long they spend exercising, some of them | | | | 3. Select exercises for each of the muscle groups. It |
| still fail to achieve the body structure that they | | | | is suggested to have two or three types of |
| desire. One possible reason behind this is that their | | | | exercises for each group. Sometimes you can select |
| workout routines are not well made. You see, you | | | | exercises that will already target a combination of |
| need to do the right combination of exercises for | | | | two groups of muscles. For example you can select |
| you to have a well proportioned body. You cannot | | | | crunches and torso twists for the abs and one arm |
| also just limit your exercises to one or two areas. So | | | | dumbbell row and leg press for the back muscles. |
| what should the best workout routine have for it to | | | | 4. Plan out your warm up and cool down exercises. It |
| be effective? Here is guide that will help you prepare | | | | is important to have these to prevent injuries. |
| a good workout plan. | | | | 5. It is suggested to do aerobic activities after doing |
| 1. Evaluate how much time you can spend each day | | | | your workout exercises everyday. So plan out your |
| to exercise. Knowing this will help decide on what | | | | aerobic activities and assign them per day. This is |
| exercises to include in your routine. | | | | better than doing only one kind of aerobic activity |
| 2. Divide the muscle groups that you will target to | | | | everyday because this will help you prevent |
| the different days of the week. Remember that you | | | | boredom. For example, you can do jogging every |
| need to target all of them. Gone are the days when | | | | Monday, hip hop dancing every Tuesday, etc. |
| people believed that spot reduction works. You have | | | | If making a workout plan is difficult for you, you can |
| to address all muscle groups to have a well | | | | consult experts like physical therapists or athletic |
| proportioned body. It is usually advised that you | | | | coaches. They can help you make the best workout |
| focus on two or three muscle groups per day. For | | | | routine. |