If you don’t include any circuit training in your fitness exercise program then you could be missing out on a lot. 

Fitness circuit training is one of the most effective way of getting a complete physical workout. It is basically a variety of intense resisitance and aerobics training designed to lose fat, build muscle and improve aerobics or heart-lung fitness.

Here are some benefits of fitness circuit training :-

- Easy to coordinate participants due to smaller sized groups.
- Does not depend on expensive gym equipment as exercises are body weight and resistance exercises like pull-ups and push-ups.
- Can provide a full total body workout.
- Can be adapted for any size workout area.
- Easily adapted to your sport and can be setup for sports specific training.
- Provides variety and keeps your motivation high because you are not following a monotonous routine.

While recommendations generally call for 9 to 12 exercises, there is really no rule about how many exercises you can do. It also depends on what you are trying to achieve.

If you prefer doing only one exercise per body part and train only large muscle groups, then you probably need 6 or 7 exercises. If you only want to target one body area then of course 3 to 5 exercises will do. The number of exercises in your fitness circuit training also depend on the kind of intensity you are aiming for.

One disadvantage of fitness circuit training is that it does not build muscle and strength. However with few adjustments this could be easily achieved. Just do not expect the kind of results one would get from a specialised weight training program.

An example of a routine which could build muscles, is one where you could decrease the number of repetitions between each exercise while increasing the weight using free weights or small dumbells. You could also vary the time at each training station making them shorter while increasing the recovery time between one station and the next.

Fitness circuit training can be fun because of the variety of exercises you do so go ahead and try it.