A Full-Body Workout Routine for Beginners

Carmen,
Stick to lifting weights 3-4 times per week and perform 1-2 cardiovascular sessions as well depending upon your schedule. “Muscle confusion” is a myth; if you’re progressively overloading movements each week (i.e. adding more weight, sets, or reps) then the workout is indeed changing in some form or fashion.

If you ENJOY doing a different workout every time you enter the gym, you can do that but it will just be harder to track your progress in the long run so that’s important to keep in mind.

As I mentioned in the comments section of this article (https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/4-week-beginner-workout-for-w…), “…keep in mind that the “toned” look most women are going for is going to be accomplished by adding muscle mass to your frame, not by slimming down indefinitely.

If someone wants to lose weight, that should primarily be accomplished through a caloric deficit, not through excessive amounts of cardiovascular work.

Weight training won’t make you bulky or cause you to lose your shapely frame as you don’t have the hormones for that to take place.”