The key is change: break free from your routine to achieve the results you want - Editorial - the challenge, and benefits, of change - Brief Article

Muscle & Fitness/Hers, June, 2002 by Joe Weider, Betty Weider

It's true: A change will do you good, no matter how difficult it may be. What's easy is becoming complacent with the lives we lead. But without periodic changes and modifications, our lives tend to follow the same schedules and behavior patterns day after day, from one week to the next. We no longer challenge ourselves.

Just like our minds, our bodies can run on autopilot. If we do the same weight routine, go to the same aerobics class or do the same type of cardio every week, our bodies adapt quickly and don't continue to produce the results we're working so hard to achieve. By changing our routines in very simple ways, however, we stimulate not just our muscles but also our minds. Training should be an exercise in the mind-body connection, and it's a bit difficult to do when your workouts are no-brainers.

So mix things up! Start with our "Look Great in 8!" program on page 62. Managing editor Maura Weber tested the routine for us and says it was just the thing to shake up her workout rut. You can take the challenge to kick your no-brain training routine, too! Whether you follow a new training principle or try a new gym class, workout video or outdoor activity, we want to know! E-mail us at m&fhers@weiderpub.com and tell us what you're going to try. Who knows, you may discover muscles you forgot you had!

We're growing and changing as well! After thousands of letters pleading for us to publish more frequently, we've answered your call. MUSCLE & FITNESS HERS will be published nine times a year, bringing you even more of the great training and nutrition information you've come to count on.