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Workout routine? May 14, 2020 13:29:10 GMT via mobile katlady likes this

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Post by busy on May 14, 2020 13:29:10 GMT

May 14, 2020 12:16:54 GMT iamkristinl16 said:

busy and katlady that is good information. I wasn't sure which was better to do first. In the strength workouts, Jess Sims is usually already sweaty so I assumed that she did cardio first and I was trying to remember what I had seen people do when I went to the gym ages ago. I also asked friend who is a trainer if it is better to do the strength and cardio at different times of the day or back to back and she said either, but doing it at once was probably easier and I would already be warmed up from the cardio. I might switch it around and see how it goes. It seems like either way I will be tired in some way but it might be better to at least do the lower body before the elliptical.

ETA how does this sound:
Mon and Thursday—elliptical and/or walk; upper body
Tuesday and Friday—elliptical and/or walk; lower body
Wednesday/Saturday/Sunday—elliptical and/or walk; yoga

I think that schedule sounds good, though depending on how long you’ve been working out, you may consider giving yourself at least one full rest day. Mentally it’s a lot to jump into working out every single day. If you’re at a point where you enjoy working out, so being active every day doesn’t feel like a chore, then go for it. But if you’re not there yet, I’d consider dialing back a day or two until you are. Otherwise, you’re setting yourself up for feeling overwhelmed.

Re: lifting after cardio, if you’re not lifting heavy weights, it probably doesn’t matter. No way am I going to squat or deadlift a couple hundred pounds after a full, hard cardio session. But light weights or bodyweight strength exercises are fine.