How to exercise everything?

LHBrack
LHBrack Posts: 6
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm confused! I enjoy working out and usually work out 6 days a week for about an hour and a half to two hours. Recently I have been doing a lot of weight training and spinning classes. So realising that my stanima needs a bit of work I've gone back to running and classes that involve keeping my heart rate up for longer periods of time. However I was at my Pilates class and was told I need to work on my flexibility. Is it possible to have the perfect workout routine (without the aid of a personal trainer) that targets everything?

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  • 10manda86
    10manda86 Posts: 229 Member
    I workout for around an hr most day's... my routine is bike 10min, strength, run 5 min, strength, run 5min, cross trainer 10min and stretch out for about 10min here I work on moving that lactic acid and while muscles are warm stretch them out to help with flexibility
  • workout_ninja
    workout_ninja Posts: 524 Member
    I workout most days and I alternate between running and HIIT. The running gets my stamina up (I tend to run for about 45-60 minutes) and the HITT is to work those muscles that running simply doesnt cover. In an ideal world, I would probably do 1 day of yoga or pilates but I dont know how and I aint doing a class.

    I think it is possible to have the perfect workout but you would have to make a training programme to fit everything in. Could you possibly hire a personal trainer for 1 or 2 sessions to get a workout planned?
  • Weebs628
    Weebs628 Posts: 574 Member
    How you work out depends on your goals. Decide what you want to accomplish and then create your workouts based on that.
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    There is one exercise that targets ALMOST everything : Deadlifts


    Other than that , u need compound + isolation through various exercises to stimulate the muscle and promote growth in every muscle group .
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    There is one exercise that targets ALMOST everything : Deadlifts


    Other than that , u need compound + isolation through various exercises to stimulate the muscle and promote growth in every muscle group .

    True story! I started deadlifts this week, and I feel it everywhere. I am loving it!
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    There is one exercise that targets ALMOST everything : Deadlifts


    Other than that , u need compound + isolation through various exercises to stimulate the muscle and promote growth in every muscle group .


    yes deadlifts......................do them...........correctly.
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    There is one exercise that targets ALMOST everything : Deadlifts


    Other than that , u need compound + isolation through various exercises to stimulate the muscle and promote growth in every muscle group .


    yes deadlifts......................do them...........correctly.

    Emphasising on "correctly"

    Bad form while doing deadlifts can easily result in injury because so many muscles are stimulated at once , Learn the correct form with just the bar and work your way up from there .

    Form>weight always .
  • LHBrack
    LHBrack Posts: 6
    Deadlifts? Really?
  • maryjaquiss
    maryjaquiss Posts: 307 Member
    Genuine question - will doing deadlifts also improve stamina and flexibility as OP was asking?

    I find I have to do loads of stuff to build all the different areas of fitness - so running for cardio stamina and for the calorie burn, bodyweight exercises for strength and (Ashtanga) yoga for strength and flexibility. It takes up loads of time so I'd love to hear some more ideas!
  • maryjaquiss
    maryjaquiss Posts: 307 Member
    Just to add - I love what yoga's doing for my flexibility but I don't think it does very much for strength - there's obviously a bit going on as the push-up bit of sun salutations is getting easier but it's never going to make me muscle-bound :wink:
  • jackielou867
    jackielou867 Posts: 422 Member
    It depends on your goals. My goals are to lean out, tone up, and reduce body fat (by %not weight) At the gym they give me a programme which I change every 6 weeks. I lift weights alternate days (yes I do deadlifts :-), and do cardio in between, but not for such excessive periods of time. I don't think you benefit from that unless you are training for a particular field of athletics, which I am not. I could use a little yoga if I had time, for flexibility. And I could do more cardio, so I could run faster for longer, but I have no need of this in everyday life, so I will give it a miss for now. Thinking of doing Tough Mudder next year so I would up the cardio/stamina training for that. I am 47 though, and this is the fittest I have been for years, but more importantly, I am having fun:-)
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    I swim, the resistance of the water is great for toning, flexability and is also great for cardiovasular activity
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I think it's difficult for one exercise to do everythign for you - I try to get a variety in over the week: running for cardio and stamina, dancing and yoga for flexibility, strength training when I remember (must do more....)
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  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    Is it possible to have the perfect workout routine (without the aid of a personal trainer) that targets everything?

    If that means becoming a marathon runner, century cyclist, yoga guru, and a competitive weight lifter, simultaneously, than absolutely not.

    Trainer or no trainer


    weight training and spinning classes. So realising that my stanima needs a bit of work I've gone back to running and classes that involve keeping my heart rate up for longer periods of time. However I was at my Pilates

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