Now that we're three weeks into this little endeavor, it's time to talk about routine. Routine is critical to working out in a few ways, primarily because doing the same exercises weekly will help results show up more noticeably, and also because sticking to a routine makes it easier to stick to your plan and keep it up. So yeah, routines are important. Just as important, however, is shaking up your routine to ensure it doesn't become a rut. I try and shift and modify my workouts every three months or so in order to keep things fresh and challenging, and whenever I'm preparing for this and trying to decide what I should do, I always have the same thought: What if I started running?
