Mackie’s Criteria for Exercise Effectiveness (Routine 1) | wwltv.com

Here are my six criteria that each of these four routines I developed had to fulfill to make the cut.

I have established a criteria which each routine had to pass to make the cut. With people on the go and research pointing to the fact that large health club membershipsare down due to the economy resulting in people wanting to exercise at home,  time and effectiveness of the exercise must be considered.

Each routine MUST :

1. Be time efficient and space conscious
2. Make best use of multiple muscle groups
3. Mimic a body movement and not isolate just one muscle
4. Have the ability to provide a “cardiovascular ” training effect
5. Allow for variations to prevent muscle imbalances
6. Permit advancement from beginner to advanced

Routine One : Uses rubber tubing attached to door or fence.

• Squat with Rows - Emphasizes the Legs and back
• Stand with legs shoulder width apart and good posture
• Hold tubing handles and extend arms out
• 1/4-1/2 squat
• Upon standing pull arms in in rowing manner
• Variation : arms abducted away from body when rowing single arm rows

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