I was just on Pinterest and totally got lost. I lost track of time and even lost track of what I was actually looking for. I get on there and an hour later I still don’t have what I was looking for. There is just too many options! Whew!

I saw all the workout ideas and wondered if anyone actually gets motivated by them. Do you ever see a workout on Pinterest, write it down and follow through with actually executing it?

I think most of us are smart enough to know that the hard body in the picture didn’t use the ‘2 minutes to toned arms’ workout to get that body. So really, what’s the point? What in the world are we supposed to do with the ‘2 minutes to toned arms’ workout when we have very little faith in it already?

Here are my tips and some options that you have—

• do the workout as a circuit: pick a rep number to complete for each move, start at the top and don’t rest until you have completed each move back to back. Rest 2 minutes. Repeat. Rest 2 minutes. Repeat. Repeat 3-4 rounds.
• do the workout as sets: pick a weight, do as many reps as you can until you can’t squeak out another. Rest 45 seconds. Repeat the same move, again squeak out as many reps as possible. Rest 45 seconds. Repeat again.
• track your weight used, reps completed and time. Tackle the same workout in two days but try to improve. You can improve on your weight used, reps completed or the time it took you to complete the whole workout. Do not worry about improving in all areas. Just improve in one area each time you complete this workout. Do this for 4 weeks. (When using weights, don’t worry about completing the move faster. Don’t sacrifice form for speed. Weights are best executed slow and steady.)
• don’t get overwhelmed picking a workout. Any moving is better than scrolling through Pinterest more. Find one and do it.
• pick an upper-body, lower-body and cardio. Plan your workouts just like that.
  • Monday- upper
  • Tuesday-lower
  • Wednesday-cardio
  • Thursday upper
  • Friday-lower
  • Saturday-cardio
  • Sunday-rest
• stop making it so complicated and just get your body moving

BONUS WORKOUT HERE!!

I hope these tips and suggestions help you. I would love to hear what workout is your favorite and how you challenge and improve yourself.