Switching up your workout routine is beneficial for numerous reasons. Today, for me it was a necessity to get out of my rut of dreading the gym. Sometimes doing the same thing over and over again just becomes monotonous and eventually I get burnt out… leading to a couch potato.
This past week I was starting to feel the burn out. Each day was taking more and more energy out of me to throw on my workout gear and get my butt in the gym. I could feel the tension building between my body and the gym. I knew pretty soon I would be looking back to realize that I had skipped the gym all week.
Being able to pin point these feelings helps in preventing burnout from the gym. Now, what to do with these feelings? Instead of throwing my hands up in the air and throwing on Bravo’s Millionaire Match Maker, I decided to created a new workout routine to spice things up. Here is an easy and simple full body 45-Minute Workout Routine to burn over 400 calories at the gym.
45-Minute Women’s Workout Routine
Cardio
Elliptical with high Resistance: 15 Minutes
Weight Set
Dumbbell Squat with Overhead Press and Calf Raise (15 reps)
Alternating Dumbbell Bicep Curls (15 reps)
Seated Dumbbell Triceps Extensions (15 reps)
Dumbbell Chest Press (15 reps)
Dumbbell Crunches (25 reps)
Cardio
Elliptical with high Resistance: 15 Minutes
Weight Set
Dumbbell Squat with Overhead Press and Calf Raise (15 reps)
Alternating Dumbbell Bicep Curls (15 reps)
Seated Dumbbell Triceps Extensions (15 reps)
Dumbbell Chest Press (15 reps)
Dumbbell Crunches (25 reps)
Cool Down
Walk on Treadmill: 5 minutes
Stretching
The one thing that I love about this workout is that I was always on the move. Sometimes being on a cardio machine for long periods of time can be boring. This workout splits up your cardio into two sections so that you aren’t dreading those last few minutes.
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Question: What do you do when you start getting burnt out at the gym?
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Train when you want. For example, it’s not wise to weight train everyday, unless you’re trying to build muscle and following split bodypart workout routines. The optimal core workout routines include a combination of weight training and cardio.
Awesome workout! I think this is perfect for gym-goers who get stuck in a rut of just doing elliptical work! I’ll be sharing this on my blog!
Great workout & even for those short of time, they can modify to get in & our of the gym in 30 minutes if they put the intensity into it. I don’t burn out at the gym cause I love the weights but I can see how people might but the key is to change it up a lot to keep the fun there & the bod likes that!
Hi Ruth! What I do when I feel burnt out at the gym is to slow down, talk to my gym buddies a little extra, and do only what I feel like doing for exercise. It usually only takes one of these relaxed days at the gym to feel rarin’ to go again!
I love the idea of talking with gym buddies! There is something about having a great community around you at the gym that makes it just a little easier to get there.
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