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I stumbled upon a website yesterday called 43things. It’s a place where people post their goals and what they want in life. It was pretty interesting to see what people want in life. I also took a closer look at the goals of people with respect to health and exercise. I singled out these two goals.

Lose Weight

Of all the goals and wishes of people, losing weight by far was one of the largest, if not the largest, at 32,488 people sharing this goal. For some people, shedding the pounds can be the toughest thing to do. Other people, may just want to lose just a few pounds to look even better and healthier. With all the weight loss and diets out there, what really works? Also, you may not have the motivation to carry out your weight loss. That’s why weight loss programs with a proven track record and the chance for you to win free prizes while losing weight can provide you with an added incentive to lose weight or reach your ideal weight.

Exercising Regularly

The goal of being able to exercise on a regular basis was shared by 9,272 people. I find that a lot of people wish that they could exercise regularly. The reasons people do not exercise on a regular basis are: no time, family commitments, you’re not sure what exercises to do and motivation. I think the real reason is motivation. You really need to be motivated to exercise. It’s easy to find excuses for not doing things. Sometimes you need some professional help to customize an exciting exercise program for you. Personal trainers may be a little expensive for you, but there are alternatives like online exercise programs. Some even offer you the chance to enter fitness contests as an added motivational factor in helping you achieve your exercise goals.

Do you know exactly where you stand when it comes to your weight? Are you underweight, at your ideal weight, overweight or obese? I’ve added a free tool to my site that will help you determine where you are with respect to your weight. All you have to do is add your weight and height in the fields indicated and you will get your result within an allowable range. You can do “what if” scenarios too. If I weighed ten pounds less, what would be my BMI Index? It’s really a cool and handy tool to use.

Calculate your BMI.

So what exercise program is best suited for you? It all depends on what your fitness goals are. You may be interested in losing weight, toning your body, building muscle and strength or into some serious bodybuilding. Therefore, your exercise program should be tailored and customized to meet your fitness goals.

Regardless of your fitness goals, your exercise workouts should always include both weight training and cardiovascular exercise.

Let’s begin with weight training. You can create a program based on a 3 to 4 day weekly workout schedule or on a every-second-day rotating workout schedule. Your workouts should incorporate both the big major muscle groups (chest, back, shoulders) along with the smaller muscle groups (triceps, biceps, forearms). Legs can be done on a separate day or incorporated into your daily workout schedule. Abdominals can be done two to three times per week. Of course, you can create variations on my following suggestions depending on what works best for you and the time available to you.

What I like to do is focus on a major body part in each of my workouts plus a minor body part. So one day, I will work on chest plus biceps and 1 set of legs. The next day, I will work on back, triceps and abdominals and 1 set of legs. The third day, I will work on shoulder plus supersets of biceps and triceps and 2 sets of legs. If this is too much for you, you can do your legs on a fourth day. Somewhere in there, you will want to do some cardiovascular exercise. Also, such a workout can be customized to be long or short in length.

When it comes to getting the most of your workouts, I suggest that you perform your exercises slowly, vary your exercises with each workout and pay attention to your form and technique. Remember, it’s not necessarily how many exercises you perform, it’s how you do them!

All this may sound confusing to you or you may really need some help to customize your own exercise program tailored to your fitness goals. Don’t hesitate to seek professional fitness help. A lot of people do this and many have received excellent results after seeking professional fitness help.