New Year's Resolution: Lose weight & get in shape for 2006

There are a number of ways to get in shape for the sake of being healthier one way that is geared towards older men and women is circuit training. Circuit training allows easy movement of the joints and tendons and is especially useful for anyone getting over an injury or who haven’t worked out in a while.

Circuit training is a way of exercising that has you moving from one exercise to the next with minimal rest. You are able to combine a number of body part workouts in a total of 30 minutes giving you 30 seconds of rest between. Using a lighter weight with higher repetitions are easy on the joints and tendons and keeps your muscles lean. If bulking up is what you’re after do the opposite by using heavier weights and lower repetitions. Use a weight where you won’t hurt yourself and that you can get a good 3 reps without too much struggle ( a lower repetitions is between 6-9).

To start yourself off organize a time out of your day that will be available every week. After you have decided on the most convenient amount of time, divide that time in half and position your excersises around that. It is recommended to stick with 5 or 6 different excercises, more than this can be too intensive. After you have alotted time for each excersise work your 30 second breaks between each one. After you are done repeat your circuit twice or three times if you desire.

Circuit training is a great way of improving mobility, strength and stamina. This is ideal for a beginner or someone trying to get back into working out.

More information on the different types of circuit training can be found at http://www.netfit.co.uk/circuit.html