What makes for a good workout? Ask 10 people walking out of a fitness centre and you may get 10 different answers. Unfortunately what many consider to be an effective workout may not be the case. Below are 8 common answers given by regular gym goers as to what makes for an effective workout. At the very end of this article I'll distinguish between these 8 common answers and what may be a better may to assess our workouts. 8 Reasons People Say They Had an Effective Workout Reason #1. Lots of SweatThis answer is given a lot. And whenever we see someone in a movie or tv show that is exerting themselves there needs to a spray bottle close at hands and sweat stains all over their outfit. But does sweat equal work? Or instead is it an indication of the body's ability to cool itself? Think about sitting in a steam room. But you're not exercising. And you're not even moving. And let's say you've got a bottle of water with you. There's a really good chance that after 10 minutes of sitting in the steam room you may have some sweat on your brow. Does this mean you did a workout in the steam room? Obviously it doesn't. It just means the body was doing its job of trying to cool itself down. So sweat may accompany an effective or intense training session but it also might mean your body is doing what it should to regulate temperature. Reason #2. VolumeYou can think of this in a couple of ways. One can mean the audible noise produced during a workout. And the other can mean the reps times the sets performed. Let's look at each. The first one has to do with the noise produced. And over the years I've...