the weight loss papers

Just thought I’d share my workout plan with you. This is basically what I do weekly for exercise and activity.

The plan is to workout 6 days per week - Monday thru Saturday - with 3 days targeting upper body and 3 days targeting lower body. Each day, I do both strength training and cardio type workouts. And I try to workout first thing in the morning (between 6 and 7 a.m.) as it actually helps raise your metabolism for the entire day, allowing you to burn *more* calories!

Sample Week Schedule -

• Monday - Wednesday - Friday

• Upper body - butterfly, lateral pull-down, bench press
• Cardio - walking 3 miles (1.5 am/ 1.5 pm)
• Stretching exercises or stability ball

• Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday

• Lower body - leg press, leg raise
• Cardio - walking 3 miles (1.5 am/ 1.5 pm) and Gazelle for 20 minutes
• Stretching exercises or stability ball

And that’s it! I change the exercises every week or two to target different muscles and keep from getting bored. This also helps get over those plateaus.

~ Annie