Rotations 101

If you don't like my rotations (and after all, I'm no expert) here are some great rotation sources for you.

First, click here for a list of Cathe's rotations.

Second, click here for a list of Cathe.com forum member Debbie's (Fitnessfreak366) rotations.

People have great results and lots of fun with these rotations and there are plenty of choices. Cathe even has a beginner rotation and an intermediate rotation.

Click here for a helpful link from a member of the Video Fitness forum on how to plan rotations.

Also, some of you may be wondering (as I was just a year or so ago)--what is a rotation anyway? A rotation is just a schedule of workouts, for a week or often for a whole month that incorporates weight work for the whole body (whether broken up part by part, upper and lower, or with total body workouts) plus cardio, and often also incorporating stretching and core work and other important fitness elements. It's a great way to make sure you meet your fitness goals, and a lot of Cathe's rotations tell you what goal you can meet with different rotations--whether fat-burning or strength-building, etc. I hope that's a good explanation.

On my Workout Rotation Ideas document (available to download here) I have a few generic rotations written out, but most of them also include ideas for specific video workouts, just because I like to play around with my collection. Naturally any of the specific video workouts can be interchanged for other similar workouts.