Changing the Workout

Have you ever gotten bored with your workout?  I am sure people that have been working out for years would say the answer is "yes!"  I have recently become bored with much of what I am doing.  My body is getting bored too.  I am not building the muscle I want, and it is clear that my body is craving something new.

At the beginning of each month, I increase my resistance and weights when it comes to my cardio and lifting.  It has helped, but I realize that I need to start doing different exercises.  While the elliptical will always be my cardio machine of choice (low impact, burns lots of calories), I have stopped coupling it with the stair climber and recently started rowing.  Rowing feels fantastic and it does work the entire body.  I do miss the stair climber, so I am considering doing a combo of the elliptical, rowing machine and stair climber.  I think the body will increase it.

In addition, I am changing some of my weight lifting.  Right now I use barbells, cable pulleys and some circuit machines.  I stay away from the heavy weights and don't do dead lifts or bench pressing.  That needs to change.  I want to build muscle in my chest.  In addition my abs and gluteus need to be much more toned.  I have to begin incorporating squats and doing more ab workouts.  I stay away from crunches and the machines because I have an Insane Abs Tae Bo DVD that I love.  Starting next week, the plan is to do that DVD at least three times per week.

What about you?  Have you gotten bored with your workout?  What are some other suggestions I should try?