Workout Plan

Workout Plan

Like any endeavor in life, whether it be an outing, a dinner party or even a garage sale, it is usually best to plan the event in order to get the best results from it. Not planning an event, increases the risk of inefficiency, mistakes, overruns, budget increases and the list goes on.

 Getting fit is no different in that if you are trying to get fit haphazardly by doing a few push ups here and there or jogging around the park for a few minutes, the return in fitness levels is usually not enough to firstly keep you motivated and secondly develop any noticeable signs of fitness. To achieve maximum return for the time and effort you put in to it you need to have or follow some type of workout plan.

There are three main types of workout plan that you can either put together yourself, have it made for you or purchase it prepackaged. Each type of workout plan will suit a particular individual in different ways. The three types of plan are the DIY plan, the Personal Trainer plan and the DVD plan. Listed below is a short introduction to each of the options.

DIY Workout Plan 

This is simply just as is says. Those who know how to work out can devise themselves a routine and schedule. Decide on how long and how many times you want to work out and draw up a list of exercise you can do like Push Ups, Sit Ups, Crunches, Stationary Plank, Squats, Start Jumps, Heisman etc. etc. the pros of this plan is that you can choose the exercises you want or like to do. The cons of this are that you may not push yourself as hard as you should and choose exercises which are less taxing.

Personal Trainer Workout Plan 

If you have ever been to gym and paid for the services of a personal trainer then you know that you are going to get a well-choreographed training plan with the added bonus of someone pushing you to higher levels. Even if you don't want to go to the gym, you can still obtain a personal workout plan from the personal trainer for a small fee. The pros of this option are that you will get a tailored workout plan for your fitness level. The cons of this option are that you will often need to visit the gym to do the work out and pay for the gym membership.

DVD workout plan 

By far the most popular way to get fit nowadays is in the comfort of your own home. Not necessarily using weight machines or a bench press but by working out to a set of DVDs.

 There are 100's if not 1000's of workout DVD's available to you on the market nowadays, but by far the most popular and heavy weight DVD programs are the likes of P90X, Insanity, Rush fit, UFC fit, Turbo Fire and Ruthless etc. these types of DVDs are high intensity workouts developed to burn real fat, build muscle and generally improve your overall fitness levels.

The pros of this option is that you pay once for you DVD set and you can use it as many times as you like. The plan is usually set over a set number of months or weeks with the intention of slowly quickly your body to a high level of fitness. 

The cons of this option is that it does take up some time as some DVD workout plans require some commitment and require you to workout 6 or 7 times a week for up to an hour. But, by god the results are fantastic if you stick with it.