Health Tip: Vary Your Workout Routine

(HealthDay News) — You can get into a rut when it comes to your exercise routine, so it’s wise to add variety to your regimen.

The American Council on Exercise suggests these possibilities:

Adjust the number of repetitions in a set or the number of sets for an exercise. You can also vary rest periods between sets or exercise days.
Change the amount of resistance or weight you use.
Change up the types of exercise you do, or the order in which you do them.
Adjust how quickly or slowly you perform exercises.
When it comes to strength training, gradually increase from low resistance and low number of repetitions to higher resistance and more repetitions.