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dizzed.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:34:17 +0000

Exercise Variety is Key | Mark’s Daily Apple…

Boredom. Monotony. Tedium. The same day after day. Dull as tombs. Nothing new under the sun. As fun as watching paint dry. While we hope these phrases don’t apply to any part of your life, we definitely hope they don’t describe, above all things, your …

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linksmarker.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:07:05 +0000

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By: charlotte

charlotte — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:07:09 +0000

Now you’re talking my language:) I’ve been accused of exercise schizophrenia but I take that as a compliment. I change up – completely – my workout every 30 days.

And I have to agree with DR. CrossFit is one of my fave fitness programs ever but I do find that it doesn’t hit all the body parts and I do lose strength if I don’t mix it up with heavier/more traditional lifting.

By: Methuselah

Methuselah — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:03:19 +0000

Ironically the biggest change in my life came when I learned to introduce variety into my resting. Whilst it was certainly a revelation when I learned that hammering away at the same exercise routine for weeks on end was not good for the body or soul (for me introducing swimming was the big one because it’s so different in many respects.)

However, when I learned to just throw in 2 or even 3 days of consecutive rest after a particularly hard week or even day of exercise, I became a different animal. I guess this is partly because my diet is basically primal/paleo and as such is better suited to more sparodic, intense exercise than to routines based on daily exercise that require regular glycogen top-ups.

Does this make sense to you?

Methuselah
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By: Tabletoo

Tabletoo — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:33:51 +0000

I’ve recently started taking Nia classes and I love it. I’m not usually thrilled about exercise either. There is a nianow website for more info but it’s hard to explain, easier to just experience. It’s designed so that people at all levels can take the same class. It combines dance, martial arts and yoga type moves. It’s done Barefoot! You don’t have to be coordinated and able to follow dance routines. Nia originally stood for non-impact aerobics but it’s not completely non-impact and it’s so much more than aerobics. For me the key is that it’s great FUN and (to relate the theme of your post) every class is different.

By: DR

DR — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:16:23 +0000

First off, I have to admit that Crossfit is an infinitely better training methodology than the bodybuilding based programs found in both mens and womens fitness magazines.

However, it is not perfect.

If I can refer back to the U of F @ G study – The group with the best retention and most reported satisfaction was the first group that incorporated both structure and variety.

Structure and Variety

Crossfit provides boatloads of variety but is definitely short on structure.

I periodically train with Crossfit, but I find that after a while my strength drops a little too low and I need to get back to some heavier lifting.

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think so.

By: Blake Hagen

Blake Hagen — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:31:37 +0000

I love variety. That is why I love doing triathlons. I can vary my workouts and I don’t get bored.

By: ScottH

ScottH — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:19:49 +0000

Good advice Mark. I must say that I noted the irony in giving kudos to CrossFit today after dissing the popular, de facto standard CrossFit diet yesterday.