Thoughts on this workout?
Posted: July 25th, 2006, 10:15 am
I'm a 37 year old guy in good health and generally good shape (6 feet tall, 155 lbs.). I have two young kids at home so I don't have much time to exercise. I started rowing a few months ago because it's a good, efficient workout I can do at home. But other than this, I don't get much exercise (other than walking the dog and pulling the kids in a bike trailer). I've sort of defaulted to this routine and was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on whether it will do any good.
My goals are: (1) overall cardio fitness and increased cardio capacity; (2) strengthen core to help ease chronic lower back pain; (3) develop a little bit of muscle tone / moderate strenth training so I can be just a little stronger. I want the workout to be uncomplicated and not require much additional equipment.
So here's what I do:
(1) Row for 25-45 mintues, depending on how much time I have
(2) Stretch
(3) 10 minutes or so of crunches and back extension on the floor
(4) Push ups
(5) Dumbbells on an exercise ball - military press and curls
(6) Lunges (want to keep legs strong for skiing - is this overkill since I'm already rowing?)
That's it. So far I've been able to do this 3-4 days a week. Am I missing anything obvious? Is it okay to do the same thing every time?
Thanks for any thoughts!
My goals are: (1) overall cardio fitness and increased cardio capacity; (2) strengthen core to help ease chronic lower back pain; (3) develop a little bit of muscle tone / moderate strenth training so I can be just a little stronger. I want the workout to be uncomplicated and not require much additional equipment.
So here's what I do:
(1) Row for 25-45 mintues, depending on how much time I have
(2) Stretch
(3) 10 minutes or so of crunches and back extension on the floor
(4) Push ups
(5) Dumbbells on an exercise ball - military press and curls
(6) Lunges (want to keep legs strong for skiing - is this overkill since I'm already rowing?)
That's it. So far I've been able to do this 3-4 days a week. Am I missing anything obvious? Is it okay to do the same thing every time?
Thanks for any thoughts!