Circuit Training Exercises That Work

Circuit Training Exercises Made Simple

Circuit training exercises are basically any aerobic/anaerobic exercises.

Depending on your goals and the equipment, or lack of equipment you have available, the potential list of circuit training exercises you can choose from is almost endless.

Before getting into examples of exercises you can use in making circuit training programs, you should gain a full understanding of the basics of circuit training.

What is circuit training?

In short, circuit training programs are one of the best ways to improve stamina, strength and your body's fat burning ability – all at the same time.

There are so many ways to use circuit exercises and so many different types of circuit training that it can be quite confusing.

Although there can be numerous differences, there are some things that remain consistent in all circuit training programs.

First, each of the circuit training exercises are performed one after another with little or no rest between each of the training exercises.

The next constant is that each exercise is must be completed before going on to the next. Meaning that you need to reach the required number of repetitions or continue for the specific amount of time before going on to the next exercise.

Each of the circuit exercises will have a specific rest period between them ranging from 0 seconds to about 30 (some circuit training programs have longer rest periods).

You will also take a prescribed rest period at the end of each circuit before doing the entire circuit again.

The total number of circuits you do will differ depending on the types of circuit training you are doing. It can range anywhere from 2 to 6 but again, it can be many more depending on your fitness level, goals, etc.

It's important to properly plan out your entire circuit training program to make sure the circuit exercises you will be doing are the best to enable you to reach your goals in the quickest time possible.

Identify all your circuit training exercises you can do with the equipment you have available. In the initial stages of planning, try to come up with 3 or 4 circuit training exercises for each muscle group.

You should make sure that none of your circuit or womens fitness exercises work the same muscle group in the same manner. What I mean by this is that you shouldn't do seated dumbbell curls in the same circuit that you're using standing curls.

Both these exercises stress your muscles in the same manner so you will in effect lose the benefits of the second exercise. There is just no point in performing 2 almost identical exercises in the same circuit. You'd be much better off choosing incline dumbbell curls as your second exercise.

"Examples Of Circuit Training Exercises"

• Upper body exercises for circuit training can include: bench dips, press-ups, bench lift, medicine ball chest pass and inclined press up;

• Core & trunk exercises for circuit training can include: various stomach crunch exercises, sit ups, back extension chest raise;

• Lower body exercises for circuit training can include: compass jumps, step-ups, squat jumps, stride jumps, bench squat, hopping shuttles and shuttle run;

• Total body exercises for circuit training can include: treadmills, burpees, skipping, squat thrusts, etc.

Please note! This is just a very small sample of exercises for circuit training that are used in basic circuit training programs. There are literally thousands that you can use. Consult a fitness training expert if you need more information.

What ways can you use the above sample exercises for circuit training programs?

Here's just one of the many examples of how your circuit training programs can be set up.

Using the above examples of circuit exercises, a circuit can consist of: press-ups, treadmill, squat Jumps, bench dips, sit-ups and squat thrusts.

Using 8 circuit exercises, you can use: press ups, squat jumps, treadmill, squat thrusts, sit ups, shuttle run, bench dips, and back extension chest raise.

When setting up circuit training programs using exercises that are specific to your needs, you should notice the following benefits of circuit training:

• Increase your muscle strength and endurance.
• Works great for almost any sports training.
• Works for almost any age and fitness level.
• Most circuit training programs are simple to do.
• The list of circuit training exercises you can choose from is almost endless.

What Types Of Exercises Do You Do?

Do you perform any unique and effective exercises or routines? What was your experience with these exercises? What results did you notice? Do you have a good or a bad story to tell about your own experience with certain exercises? Or do you have some good information that we may have missed? Share it!

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