Suffer ongoing soreness? Losing interest in your physical activity routine? Want to take your fitness level up a notch? Then cross-train.
Why cross-train? By adding variety to your workout, you work different muscles, which helps make your whole body stronger, more flexible, and perhaps more it. You won’t strain the same muscles, bones, and joints, reducing your chances of injury. Best of all, cross-training is more interesting and more fun, so you’re more likely stay with it.
Consider cross-training this week:
- Alternate from day to day. Walk one day. Bicycle, swim, or dance the next.
- Add something different to your regular routine. If you walk, add 5 minutes of jumping rope or stair stepping.
- Switch activities within your workout. At a gym, you might do 10 minutes on a treadmill, 5 minutes on a stationary bike, and 5 minutes on a rowing machine. At home, you might walk briskly for 10 minutes, do calisthenics for 5 minutes, then flexibility exercises for 5 minutes.
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