Easy weekly fitness routines come in all shapes and sizes. Personally, my weekly fitness routine consists of mostly aerobic exercise as well as some strength exercises that I find keep me burning enough calories to maintain a healthy weight along with staying toned. Not to mention what these activities do for my mental health. Doing them daily seems to stimulate my mental clarity, and helps to create better brain function.
A few of the things I do in this regard are listed below. You may find them helpful for yourself if you’re looking for a weekly fitness routine that is effective for well being. I alternate using these practices weekly and monthly as well. Sometimes I’ll use one of them for an entire week, then move on to another for the next week, doing this until the month has ended. Other times I integrate all of them on different days throughout the week.
Running
Effective at calorie consumption and promoting better cognitive function, running is by far my favorite love in the realm of fitness. I’ve been doing it for 30 years +. The feeling of wellness that I receive after a good run cannot be duplicated by anything else I know of fitness wise. One of the best parts of running is the inherent tour you get of the location that your running. One of my favorite ways to enjoy running is to hop in the car, find a unique location and run there. In Milwaukee, lake Michigan is among my faves as well as the east side. If you have a favorite location in your hometown, drive to it, pull out your shoes and run!
Jumping Rope
A close contender to running for me, is rope jumping. It will help you gain the same clean feeling of well being inside that running does, however, you don’t get the tour effect that you will while running.
Using this fitness option is by far one of the most effective ways to get a good aerobic work out. In fitness circles, jumping rope has the reputation of getting your cardio fit in just about no time. I’ve heard statistics like 10 minutes of jumping rope is equivalent to 2 miles of running. If you’ve done any rope jumping, you’ll quickly see why. The nature of this exercise is aerobically intense so you’ll be benefiting from it in no time.
Dips
You’ve been reading about a lot of the leg work I do. It does help keep my legs in shape, however my upper body strength lacked for awhile. One of the ways I use to create a stronger upper body is by placing 2 chairs on opposite ends of each other with the seat portion facing each other. I place them approximately 3-4 feet apart. Then I place myself between them positioning my hands behind me on the edge of the chair in back of me. Next, I set my feet in front of me on the edge of that chair. From there I dip down bending my arms to create and up and down motion. This exercise was very effective in assisting me to gain some upper body strength so I use it throughout the week, sometimes daily.
Personally, I enjoy the positive results I see in my strength and and aerobic endurance from integrating all of these exercises daily. Doing them regularly and incorporating them into part of your daily lifestyle is key to making it all work for you.