| Although there are no hard and fast rules about | | | | Many people like to focus their 3day workout |
| setting workout routines schedules, a carefully | | | | routine around one outdoor activity like biking or |
| planned schedule will allow you to get more out of | | | | swimming, and this is a great way to have fun |
| your workout routine in the long run. For one, a | | | | while exercising. The trouble is that the former |
| schedule gives your muscles a rhythm for healing | | | | takes care of only the lower body, while the |
| and building, allowing you to be in the best | | | | latter focuses mainly on the upper body. The best |
| condition for the next workout. Also, sticking to a | | | | way to get a total-body workout is to do a |
| schedule helps make exercise a natural feature of | | | | different activity or routine focusing on one |
| your lifestyle rather than just a random or | | | | muscle group per day. Some people like to work |
| "seasonal" activity. It helps to remember that a | | | | out all muscle groups for each day. If you want |
| workout routine does not necessarily involve a | | | | to go for this type of routine, three sets of 15 |
| gym. You can go for outdoor activities that you | | | | reps per muscle group is recommended. If you |
| enjoy or choose from the many excellent ways | | | | are a beginner, however, this might prove too |
| to workout at home, even without fancy | | | | tiring—perhaps even dangerous to those |
| equipment. | | | | coming from a sedentary lifestyle. To be safe, do |
| Workout routines schedules usually fall into two | | | | week one with one set per muscle group, and |
| categories: daily workout schedulesand 3day | | | | move on to weeks two and three with two sets |
| workout routines. Based on these two, there are | | | | of each. By the end of the fourth week, you |
| three general workout routines schedules you can | | | | should be able to do three sets of each with little |
| follow or modify depending on your goals. | | | | difficulty. |
| Schedule 1: Work out 3 days a week, preferably | | | | Needless to say, you will find many variations of |
| with a rest day in between each session. This | | | | workout routines schedules. Whichever you |
| could mean Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, | | | | choose, keep in mind that it is reasonable to allow |
| with the weekends off as well. | | | | a full month for your body to get used to a new |
| Schedule 2: If you have been exercising regularly | | | | routine, especially if you are a beginner. The |
| for some time, you may do a daily routine | | | | important thing here is to ease the body into a |
| focusing on one muscle group per day, rest on | | | | routine that would best help achieve your goals. |
| the fourth day, and then begin another 3-day | | | | There is no sense rushing the body, only to end |
| cycle. | | | | up burnt out or injured before you have made |
| Schedule 3: Work out daily, alternating between | | | | any progress. |
| cardio exercises and strength-training. | | | | |