If you’re still doing a “modern” workout routine – working out separate muscle groups each day like back and biceps, chest and triceps, shoulders and hamstrings – you could be making yourself more prone to injury.

Our bodies do not move anything in isolation, but rather integration. This is when all muscles work together to move, such as picking up a baby, walking, or pulling a door open.

If you train your body to do isolated movements, the muscles needed for everyday movement are not communicating with each other.

You’re conditioning your body to train slowly. So if you try to do things like play a sport which requires explosive movement, your body may not respond accordingly. And you might get hurt.

This is just one of the flaws of typical training workouts recommended today.

So, what should you do instead?

One of the best things you can do is use your own body weight in a circuit-style routine. You start by picking 5 or 6 exercises. One for each major muscle group in the body.

This works beautifully for Dr. Sears’ PACE program… it’s fun, quick, and it’s easy to create variations. And it’s the variations that will keep it effective over time.

For example, here’s what a simple circuit could look like:

• Push-Ups – 10 reps
• Crunches – 10 reps
• Pull-Ups – 10 reps
• Lunges – 10 reps each leg
• Dips – 10 reps
• Run/Sprint (to your best ability) – 50-100 yards or 10-20 seconds

At the end of this set, rest until your heart rate lowers to at least 30 beats above your resting heart rate. For example, if you have a resting heart rate of 70, and you then do a set and it reaches 150 or so… wait until it at least goes back down to 100 beats (30 beats above your resting). Then repeat the circuit.

Start off with at least two sets. As you become more conditioned, you can make progressive changes by adding sets and changing the exercises in the circuit pattern.

Try out this simple circuit, and I guarantee you’ll build bigger and stronger heart, lungs, AND muscles.

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Your Health and Fitness Specialist,

Coach Yari
Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)

[Ed. Note: Yarixa Ferrao, A.K.A, Coach Yari is a Certified Personal Trainer (NASM) and an expert in functional training, fat loss, sports performance, and cellulite. Coach Yari is the founder of Get Fit in 6, a 6-week life transformation program for both men and women in Delray Beach, Florida. You can visit her at: www.getfitin6.com.]

If all those extra holiday carbs got the best of you, you may be carrying a few extra pounds into the New Year.

As a personal trainer, I’ve found that Dr. Sears’ PACE program is an easy way to get into an exercise routine that quickly cranks up your metabolism.

How does PACE do that for you? One of the keys is to concentrate on exercising your largest muscle groups first.

Most people I work with can’t guess their biggest muscles when I ask them. But it’s simple…

Your three biggest muscles are at the front of your thighs, the back of your thighs, and your butt. That’s your hamstrings, quads, and glutes.

So, here’s what you can do to get started…

Jump rope. It may sound old-fashioned, but jumping rope is one of the best ways to burn the most calories in the least amount of time. Plus, jumping rope works to build and tone the muscle in your hamstrings, quads, glutes, and calves to help you burn fat faster.

When you apply PACE, here’s what your jump-rope exercise routine will look like:

Squats also focus on your larger muscle groups. I call this the “king” of exercises! To do them, spread your feet until they are shoulder-width apart, push your hips back, bend at your knees, bring your arms forward, parallel to the floor, then squat as far as possible. Try to have your knees almost directly above your ankles, and don’t allow for your feet to go over your toes. Return to standing position.

Try out this PACE workout, and you’ll see results in no time at all:

Each of these exercises takes only minutes a day, and will quickly and effectively melt off those extra holiday pounds.

Learn more about Dr. Sears’ PACE program here…

Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year,

[Ed. Note: Yarixa Ferrao, A.K.A, Coach Yari is a Certified Personal Trainer (NASM) and an expert in functional training, fat loss, sports performance, and cellulite. Coach Yari is the founder of Get Fit in 6, a 6-week life transformation program for both men and women in Delray Beach, Florida. You can visit her at: www.getfitin6.com.]