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From Routine to Lifestyle: Creating a Sustainable Fitness Journey

Too often, fitness feels like a temporary project. We start strong, but daily demands pull us away and workouts slip off the to-do list. What if you could build a sustainable fitness routine that fits your life and evolves into a lasting habit? Embracing a fitness lifestyle change can transform exercise from a chore into an integrated part of your daily routine.

Man completing a weight loss circuit workout.

Weight Loss Circuit Workout

What is a Weight Loss Circuit Workout? Before getting to the 10-exercise, equipment-free weight loss circuit workout, let’s take a quick look at what circuit training is. (If you already have a good idea, feel free to just scroll on down to the Weight Loss Circuit Workout heading below!) Circuit training was developed by researchers at the University of Leeds in the 1950s.

Personal trainer completing a total body HIIT workout.

Total Body HIIT Workout

HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training. As the name suggests, HIIT workouts involve intervals of high-intensity exercise. Since the exercises are performed at a high level of intensity, the intervals have to be quite short, usually ranging from 30 to 60 seconds. Between each high-intensity interval, you have a short period in which to recover before starting the next.

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Bodyweight Workout Plan for Beginners

It doesn’t matter how long it is since you have exercised or how overweight/unfit you are, you can still start working out and making exercise a part of your life. A couple of mistakes beginners make: 1. Going too hard too soon. You end up being so sore the next few days that you are totally put off exercise and continue to have a bad relationship with it. 2. Using poor technique.

Personal trainer enjoying the benefits of high-intensity interval training.

Eight Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

The fitness industry has seen a rise in the popularity of workout programmes such as CrossFit and Insanity which all fall under the umbrella of HIIT workouts. What do all these exercise programmes have in common and why are they so popular? High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an exercise format that involves periods of short intense exercises followed by less intense recovery periods.