{"id":16343,"date":"2013-02-22T10:10:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T15:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=16343"},"modified":"2013-02-22T10:10:47","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T15:10:47","slug":"the-hart-house-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2013\/02\/22\/the-hart-house-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hart House Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"Well this week flew by\u2026 and since I was away for part of it, I\u2019ve been kinda slacking with studying and gym visits. So I\u2019ve told myself that come Monday it\u2019s time to get out of lazy mode and back into my routine. And my Monday routine always includes a visit to the Hart House Fitness Centre<\/a>, where I usually do the Hart House Circuit.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019ve been to the gym at Hart House, then you might have noticed the big sign hanging on the wall between the two stairwells leading to the track. It outlines the eight different stations<\/strong> and the number of reps to complete for each level. There are signs up at each station around the track as well. Since the day that I discovered that these plaques and tried out the circuit, it\u2019s been my go-to workout. It\u2019s perfect for days when I can\u2019t make a drop-in class and don\u2019t really have a workout plan in mind.\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nThere are lots of things I really, really like about circuit training. First of all, the whole concept of the circuit \u2013 doing a bunch of different exercises for short intervals \u2013 keeps me from getting bored. It\u2019s a lot more interesting<\/strong> for me than just doing laps or sitting on a bike for a while. The variation<\/strong> is also good because it means that my whole body is getting a workout: a little bit of stair-running here, some push-ups there, sit-ups for the core\u2026 all the bases are covered!\r\n\r\nThe other thing is that circuits are extremely flexible<\/strong> \u2013 you don\u2019t have to follow it exactly<\/em>. If there\u2019s an exercise you want to swap for one you don\u2019t like, or you want to switch up the order, go for it! No one is watching to make sure you followed it perfectly; you can just use it as a guide to build your own personal workout. Like for me, I cut out the chin ups because I simply don\u2019t like those, and I do triceps dips on the wooden block instead of dips on the bar. I\u2019ve sort of made it my own<\/strong> thing based on the kinds of exercises I am comfortable with and like to do.\r\n\r\nIf you haven\u2019t given the Hart House Circuit a shot, it\u2019s a really great workout to try. You can even pick up a Circuit Training Handbook<\/strong> from the athletics desk near the changerooms, which explains the different stations and alternate exercises for each one. You can also use it to track your progress.\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nAfter getting through it several times, you\u2019ll find that you\u2019ll start to remember<\/strong> all of the stations and how many reps to do for each one. This is a bonus \u2013 since the circuit doesn\u2019t require any fancy machines, if you know it then you\u2019ll have a workout that you can always fall back on no matter where you are!\r\n\r\n-Lesia\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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