Doing the same workouts repetitively overtime can be tiring.
Before you realize it you are bored with the routine.
It's a signal that you need to become more creative with your exercises and it is time to freshen up your work out and tone up fast.
Try playing one song on your MP3 player, continuously and repetitively.
Although it is your favorite track, you will at some point turn that player off, and give that song a break before you listen to it again.
The same can be applied to exercises and your body.
Doing the same workout over a long time after some point will not yield any results.
What happens is that your muscles will adapt to it, stop progressing, and at worst even risk overuse injuries.
Make adjustments to those strength exercises your body has gotten too used to.
The objective is to target the different muscle groups in your body.
Alternate between the traditional moves fortnightly and you will see how superb your fitness level will be.
To give a clearer picture of what we are talking about here, try out the following: The Bench Press: Here, you only need a pair of dumbbells and a weight bench.
While holding this pair of dumbbells, lie face up on the bench with your feel rested flat on the floor.
Then position your hands wider than a shoulder-width apart, elbows flared out.
Next, straighten your arms and lift the dumbbells over your chest, lower them until they nearly touch your chest, then press back.
This should be done in sets of three with ten reps per set.
Remember you hands should be positioned wider than a shoulder-width apart and keep your elbows tucked as you lift.
These moves will target both your triceps and chest muscles.
Dumbbell Squat: Customarily, you only held a pair of 8-10 pound dumbbells and stood with your feet hip-width apart with your arms at your sides.
You would then squat until your thighs were parallel to the floor.
This works for your quads.
The fine adjustment you need to make here calls for you to position the dumbbells in front of your thighs with your pals facing your body.
Slowly lower down the weight straight towards the ground while squatted.
You will feel your gluten muscles and hamstrings tighten.
The Push-ups: Most of moves here call for you to get in a plank position with your feet together and your hands wider than shoulder-width apart.
You then bend your hands, while lowering your chest to the ground and pressing back up.
The impact is on your chest muscles here.
To reap more benefits, hang your feet on a 6 to 8 inch high step such that your shoulders too can be worked on.
Lateral Pull Down: Normally, this is mostly done with you standing while facing the machine to enable you grab the bar with your hands wider than the width of your shoulders.
With your arms still extended, you then sit on the floor with the aid of your feet.
Next, you pull the bar straight down then let go of it slowly.
You will feel your arms exerted overtime here.
Modify this exercise by leaning your upper body back 45 degrees in the seat and press your shoulder blades together as you draw the bar towards your chest.
Alternate between those exercises and you'll feel great in no time!