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Change it up!

There are at least two reasons to change up your exercise routine:

1. To avoid boredom. If what you do becomes boring to you, there is a high likelihood that you eventually will find a reason to stop all together.

2. To avoid hitting a plateau in results. If you don't change your routine your body's muscular system will fully adapt to the repetitive training stimulus in 6 to 8 weeks. Soon you won't seem be making any progress.

So what can you do?

-It could be as easy as changing the order of the exercises. You will be fatiguing the muscles in a different order, and you will get different results.

-You could bump up the intensity: still doing the same exercises, but with more weights. Maybe shorter rest periods. For cardio, perhaps changing the speed every two minutes.

-Then there is the obvious: new exercises. To get ideas you could look online, ask friends, or ask your friendly Fitness Together trainer. We'd love to help.

Our bodies are amazing machines! I believe that with the right stimulus at the right times we will see the results we desire. Now, let's make a change!