Same Old Workout, Same Result

Forget the Internet with its endless promises of “the only workout you'll ever need.” That is an out and out lie designed to push a product. If you want to avoid plateaus and stay healthy you have to keep changing up your exercise routines. The human body is designed to adapt to stress to protect its vital systems. This is why people who have worked out all their life can drop of a surprise heat attack. If you are doing the same old workout you are only going to get benefits from it for 3 or 4 months until your body adjusts and it’s like you are just sitting on a couch 3 times a week instead of getting any benefit.

Using cycles to keep moving forward

All the Upper east side personal trainers work on the basis of cycles for formulating their workouts for clients. The concept of cycling comes out of the body building culture and it recognizes that to get more gain the body has to rest. You can't just take time off, but you can change what you do to work different aspects of your body to allow others to recover. That recovery is what leads to growth and allows for repair. Your cycle with your trainer may be as simple as switching up the ratio of weight training to cardio to flexibility.

Creating a plan

Talk to anyone listed in the Personal Trainer NYC listings to start getting an idea of the type of plan you can build for yourself. You don't have to cycle through every type of exercise but can stay within a narrow range that holds your interest. Changing things up isn't just for people into CrossFit, everyone who wants to maintain strength, health and a healthy weight should learn to break out of their routines on a regular basis.