• Avoid exercising large muscle groups.
The lower half of the body comprises the largest muscle groups and you know what that means - big calorie burning potential!! Body weight lunges and squats, step ups, leg presses, smith machines and the bosu (meaning both sides up for stability exercises) are great for trimming and toning the glutes and quads, hamstrings, inner and outer thighs and hips.
Combination exercises involving these large muscle groups such as bicep curls with dumbbells while squatting and ending the movement with an over head press will not only tone the whole body but will burn more fat - and that's truly awesome! • Only do the exercises you enjoy.
Cutting yourself short by practicing and doing only those exercises that you love will not achieve great results.
This habit is not a really good one to be getting into and while you may improve by doing these and be quite good at performing them, you may find that you suffer from being bored, tired of doing the same routine over and over again.
Therefore you may be inclined to start skipping your workouts altogether and possibly even giving up!.
Targeting different muscle groups in the body and by doing different exercises, even if you find them scary or intimidating will pay off in the long run.
Shake it up a little, try different things, and try some new machines that you have not tried before.
Get the absolute most out of your valuable 'me time' and get out of your comfort zones! Discover new exercises and by doing this you will not only be warding off the potential to land on the dreaded plateau but you will also become fitter, stronger, burn more calories, improve muscle tone all over your body and gain more muscular endurance by activating different muscle groups.
Soon you will have the confidence to try more advanced exercises - so come on what are you waiting for?