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FINDING WORKOUT ROUTINES (see diagram below) |
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Click the "Workout Routines" button on the main menu to bring up the workout routines search page. |
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Choose a workout routine category on the sub menu to further locate the types of exercises you wish to learn. |
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Workout routines come in 3 difficulty levels (beginner, intermediate & advanced). If you have just started exercising, you may wish to limit your search to beginner workout routines. You can do this by clicking on the small button beside the  symbol. If you have been exercising moderatly for a while, you may wish to limit your search to intermediate workout routines. Click the small button beside the  symbol to limit your search to only intermediate workout routines. If you have good experience exercising and want a good challenge, then advanced workout routines may be for you. Click the  button to limit searches to advanced workout routines only. |
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When you locate the workout routine you want to learn, click the "Get Program " button located under the workout routine picture icon. |
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Each workout routine has a name, description, additional workout routine information & access requirements.
Type: Displays the difficulty level of the workout routine (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced).
Equipment:: Displays whether any of the exercises within the workout routine require equipment or not. If any exercises within the workout routine requires equipment, a "show details" link will appear beside the equipment area. Click on "show details" to launch a small window that displays all the equipment necessary to perform all the exercises within the workout routine. In some cases, equipment will be marked as "Optional". In these cases, launch the "show details" window to see several options of equipment or even household items that can be used to perform the exercises within the workout routine. |
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HOW TO USE THE WORKOUT ROUTINES PAGE (see diagram below) |
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A printer friendly version of the workout routine is available to you by clicking the "Print Program " button. This is handy if you wish to take step by step photos and instructions with you to the gym. |
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Each workout routine has a name, description and additional workout routine information.
Type: Displays the difficulty level of the workout routine (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced).
Equipment:: Displays whether any of the exercises within the workout routine require equipment or not. If any exercises within the workout routine requires equipment, a "show details" link will appear beside the equipment area. Click on "show details" to launch a small window that displays all the equipment necessary to perform all the exercises within the workout routine. In some cases, equipment will be marked as "Optional". In these cases, launch the "show details" window to see several options of equipment or even household items that can be used to perform the exercises within the workout routine. |
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Many workout routines require several weeks to complete. If the workout routine length is longer than 1 week, you can use the "Jump To" navigation to move through each week of the workout routine quickly. |
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Each week within your workout routine will be divided into several days. The day you begin your workout routine would be considered "Week 1 - Day 1". If there is a "Day 2" listed under "Day 1", it does not necessarily mean that the "Day 2" workout routine should be performed the day after you begin the workout routine. In most cases, there should be a FULL DAY OF REST (no workout) between each "Day" of your workout routine.
See the (Scenarios) area below the diagram to find useful information on how Weeks & Days work.
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Here are some scenarios on how "Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 etc.." work:
Scenario 1: Your workout routine has a "Day 1" and a "Day 2" listed under the first week of the workout routine. You wish to start doing your fitness workout routine on Monday.
Your workout schedule may look like this:
Monday - Perform Week 1 - Day 1 workout routine.
Tuesday - Rest and recover (very important for regeneration).
Wednesday - Perform Week 1 - Day 2 workout routine.
Thursday - Rest and recover (very important for regeneration).
Friday - No workout scheduled
Saturday - No workout scheduled
Sunday - No workout scheduled
• Move to week 2 (if applicable)
You can mix and match your workout days as long as you leave 1 day of rest and recovery between your routines. |
Scenario 2: Your workout routine has a "Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 & Day 4" listed under the first week of the workout routine. You wish to start doing your fitness workout routine on Monday.
Your workout schedule may look like this:
Monday - Perform Week 1 - Day 1 workout routine.
Tuesday - Perform Week 1 - Day 2 workout routine.
Wednesday - Rest and recover (very important for regeneration).
Thursday - Rest and recover
Friday - Perform Week 1 - Day 3 workout routine.
Saturday - Rest and recover (very important for regeneration).
Sunday - Perform Week 1 - Day 4 workout routine.
• Move to week 2 (if applicable)
You can workout 2 days in a row on most 4, 5, and 6 day workout routines as they are created to workout different body parts on each day. For instance: if Day 1 (Monday) was upper body, Day 2 (Tuesday) would most likely work your lower body. Higher intensity workout routines are written to allow your body to still recover from the previous days workout. |
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HOW TO USE THE EXERCISE PAGE (see diagram below) |
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