Maintenance is Going Backward

I'm reading "Body by Science" right now, and in it the authors explain that trying to maintain strength or fitness without pursuing progress actually makes your body regress so that you get weaker. Many people, especially women, don't want to keep adding resistance to their strength exercises, but continuing to do the same routine without adding resistance, actually makes you weaker.

So if you don't feel like adding weight to your squats or doing more difficult push-ups, then find a different way to make the exercise more difficult.

Here are some ideas:

• Do your push-ups very slowly (This works with any exercise)
• Learn a different type of squats such at Bulgarian Split Squats or one-legged squats.
• Use a different type of weight or hold it in a different position like overhead for squats.

Do you have other ideas for making an exercise more difficult?