Avoid Bored Muscles By Diversifying Your Strength Training
Not enough can be said for a balanced approach when it comes to exercise. Workouts, whether done at the gym or at home, should be diverse. When a muscle group is worked repeatedly over and over, it not only becomes stronger than it’s opposing muscle group, but it becomes bored.
Yes, muscles can, in a way, get bored doing the same exercises every day. It’s important to shock your muscles into performing and responding in different ways so they won’t become accustomed to any particular movement patterns. This way of working out resembles our every day movements more closely and becomes much more functional for you.
A basic example of this is when strength training with free weights, try doing opposing muscles groups one day and a different set of muscles the next day. Diversify your strength training with exercise bands, rubber tubing or Pilates. When doing cardio, try a different route every time. Hike up a mountain or swim laps in a pool. Whatever you do, keep it fun, interesting and diverse and all your muscle groups will get stronger and more balanced.
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