keep your gym session as simple as possible. If your focus is strength training, then head to the free weights, grab a bench and few sets of weights, and get your workout done. You can get all the same work in less time if you stick to just a few pieces of equipment.
An example of a simple leg strength workout can be done in just 5 moves with a heavy set of dumbbells: (1) Du Goblet Squats; (2) Deadlifts; (3) Lateral Right Lunge; (4) Lateral Left Lunge (5) Hip Thrusters. Repeat each move in a pyramid set, starting with 20 repetitions each, then 15, then, 10, then 5, then back up incrementally to 20 repetitions.
By working making on or all of these changes to your gym routine, you’ll have fewer reasons to skip your next workout and more time to spend living your life.
Sharita Jennings is a fitness and travel enthusiast and creator of Get Fit Like That, LLC. She is a health policy attorney and ACE certified group fitness instructor and fitness nutrition specialist. She provides online fitness plans and leads group fitness classes in Washington DC. Check out her fitness tips and workouts at GetFitLikeThat.com.