After three weeks of building a routine for yourself—making a plan and beginning a cardio routine like walking and adding weights, it’s time to see the benefit of putting them together. According to Stew Smith, U.S. Naval Academy graduate, former Navy SEAL and author of several fitness books, “Mixing all of these components into your routine will build strong muscles and bones, create joint flexibility, and develop your heart and lungs into more efficient oxygen-moving organs.”
Liz Neporent’s The Ultimate Body: Ten Perfect Workouts for Women includes everything from cardio and weights to stretching, and insists on working all muscle groups for better overall tone and conditioning. (more…)
