As I've mentioned in my
testimony fear is one of the biggest limiters and can make our potential seem small.
Knowledge can rid any of those doubts. If you
know what you can do, you
will do it! So here is a list of tips for any first timers on their journey to being fit.
1. Do your research!
I really do stress this. If you go into a gym or begin a workout with no idea to what you're doing, you're going to achieve nothing. Ask your friends if they work out, ask other gym members what they do l, ask personal trainers, ask Google! There are so many resources you can use to learn from even social media. Follow health and fitness twitter accounts. Instagram is great for small bits of inspiration. Search for personal trainers or athletes because they usually post their workout routines and gym tips. Not only trainers but you can follow food recipe accounts. Some are tailored toward body building and fat loss so you can drool over food and sweat in the gym. Remember, you can learn all you can but the real work is applying what you know.
2. Set your goals.
I'm assuming you already know what they are being that you're on this blog. Having goals are a good motivational tool but you must act in order to achieve.
You want abs? Get those abs.
You want to gain flexibility? Start stretching.
You want to lose weight? Figure out your diet now and change that.
They don't have to be big goals, you can have small ones and you can accomplish more. And if you're like me, accomplishing something is just motivational food for your mind.
Recognize your potential and use the strengths you have now and work towards your goal.
3. Make a playlist.
I personally enjoy working out when i have my music. Listening to a group of people grunt and loud breaths can become distractig and even annoying. Music helps you focus when workin out. So load up a playlist if your favorite songs that get you focused or pumped up. Heavy rock, hip-hop and electronic music personally gets me into workout mode and focused. Hell, listen to Bach if that gets you going!
4. Check your ego at the door.
Ego can get you killed. You have to workout with a positive attitude. If you're at a gym with people you think are more fit than you, rethink that and acknowledge that they're just people at the gym with you. Never be embarrassed with what you're unable to do. You can never get to Point B without moving from Point A. The saddest thing in the world is not what someone can't do. It's that someone won't even try.
5. Narcissism only hurt Narcissus.
After going to the gym for awhile and if you feel good or think you look good, own that. Feeling positive is never a bad thing. Anyone that says otherwise is lying to you or selling something. Go ahead and feel a little vain, you earned it. Wear those clothes you always wanted to - and now can - wear. These are just appetizers to the sweet taste of becoming stronger and healthier than you were before.
6. Have fun.
Obviously this is the last one. This HAS to be the last one. Why do anything when it you get no pleasure from it? Yes you can argue that working out is grueling but I have never heard of anyone complain that they finished a workout. So go out there and have a blast. Remember that the gym is only one thing you can do to get fit. Go ride a bike through a forest, climb a tree, play sports with your friends, play sports with your pets! GO HIKING! JUST GO!
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