On Tuesday of this week I started the BodyForLife program. The past couple of weeks I’ve been making up my own workout routines until I found something new I wanted to try and I found that in BodyForLife. The strength training routines and the cardio is all freely available on their website and so far I am loving it!
With their program, you alternate strength training and cardio for 6 days a week, hitting all the major muscle groups, and then have 1 rest day. So the schedule is basically this:
Day 1: Strength Training – Upper Body
Day 2: Cardio
Day 3: Strength Training – Lower Body
Day 4: Cardio
Day 5: Strength Training – Upper Body
Day 6: Cardio
Day 7: Rest!
Day 1: Strength Training – Lower Body (etc.)
The BodyForLife website shows you a chart of upper and lower body exercises and for each strength training workout, you choose 2 exercises for each body part and then follow their plan.
With the BodyForLife plan you start with the 1st exercise and complete 12 reps, then you increase the weight on your next set and do 10 reps, then increase the weight and do 8 reps, then increase the weight again and perform 6 reps and then finally you lower the weight and do 12 reps again. Once you complete that exercise, you go right into the 2nd exercise you chose and do just 12 reps. Then you rest a minute and move to the next muscle group.
What I also love about the program is that they have a printable exercise log that you can print and fill out for each workout!
You can read more about the program at BodyForLife.com.
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