I've generally been choosing 8 weeks' worth of more intense programs and then follow with 1 or 2 weeks of a deload type. I want to try all of the routines here at least once so I would choose a different one each time.
But, since I aggravated a chronic knee injury last month (while walking :/) I've dropped my future planned programs and have been doing Pilates and yoga vids with physical therapy for the last few weeks. In that time, I noticed that my core strength, ambulation, and balance improved significantly in just those few weeks when I consistently felt weaker in those areas all year doing more intense stuff. I think it was difficult for me to track where I was improving and where I might have been languishing. Not to mention I've had to often modify moves and reduce/eliminate my usual weights with my knee being the way it is.
All of that to say - do you tend to repeat certain programs or videos N amount of times to see if you improve at something before moving on or perhaps trying a more advanced version in the same video?, or do you tend to just do a different program when you finish one? Or maybe just do your favorites forever and occasionally toss in something new that looks interesting?
How do you approach exercise programs?
I've generally been choosing 8 weeks' worth of more intense programs and then follow with 1 or 2 weeks of a deload type. I want to try all of the routines here at least once so I would choose a different one each time.
But, since I aggravated a chronic knee injury last month (while walking :/) I've dropped my future planned programs and have been doing Pilates and yoga vids with physical therapy for the last few weeks. In that time, I noticed that my core strength, ambulation, and balance improved significantly in just those few weeks when I consistently felt weaker in those areas all year doing more intense stuff. I think it was difficult for me to track where I was improving and where I might have been languishing. Not to mention I've had to often modify moves and reduce/eliminate my usual weights with my knee being the way it is.
All of that to say - do you tend to repeat certain programs or videos N amount of times to see if you improve at something before moving on or perhaps trying a more advanced version in the same video?, or do you tend to just do a different program when you finish one? Or maybe just do your favorites forever and occasionally toss in something new that looks interesting?