If you think back to when you first got back into being active you might remember that you got winded easily and had to start slow and work your way up to a full workout session.
Even if you do not keep a workout journal, keeping a chart with you while you are doing your routine at the gym, at home or even on the road or trail and recording how long you work out, what you are doing, etc. provides useful information for you.
You should measure your body fat levels twice a month using a skin fold caliper. Sometimes when you work out with weights you may be burning fat but building muscle at the same time, so when you look at the scale you don’t see the weight loss.
Measuring your progress along the way to your goals is important not only for your own motivation, but tracking your fitness progress can help you to see when its time to change your routine, increase the weights you are lifting or the number of reps and sets.
