If you're like most people, you desperately want to control your health and have high goals and aspirations for yourself. Perhaps you want to look good in a swimsuit or perhaps you want to live long enough to see your grandchildren's children grow up. Whatever the reason, you can succeed with your very own exercise program. In this brief article, we will share 5 tips that you can use to start and succeed with your very own exercise program.
1.Write down your aspirations. First of all, you should write down your health goals and aspirations and visualize yourself achieving yoru goals. For instance, if you want to lose 20 pounds in 4 months then you need to write out a plan of how you are going to make this happen. Then visualize yourself fat your dream weight. In fact, you can even cut out a picture of someone that has the dream body that you want and put your picture on their face and look at it every single day as motivation for you to achieve your goals.
2.Develop your exercise plan. Make a personal commitment to stick to your plan no matter what. Don't let anything or anyone stand in your way to achieving your health goals. Instead, do whatever you can to motivate yourself and then use those feelings of motivation to propel you to action. For instance, if you can never find the time to exercise cause you're too busy but always take a 1 hour lunch. Take your walking shoes with you when you go out to lunch and walk during your lunch break. This way, you'll make sure that you get your exercise completed every single day.
3.Set realistic goals. Make sure that you don't try to do too much too soon. Instead stick to goals that you can accomplish and then move on. For instance, if you know that you can safely ride the ecleptic machine for 10 minutes then don't go for 30 yet. Instead build up to 30 minutes slowly by not overdoing it.
4.Seek a work out partner. Get a partner to help motivate you. This could be a personal trainer or just someone that also shares your health goals. Whenever things get tough and you feel like quitting call this person up for a morale boost. Or, the two of you could even work out together for even more motivation.
5.Stick to your regimin. Remember that it takes 21 days to form a habit so give your new exercise program at least 21 days. Commit yourself to changing your life for the better and do what it takes to make it happen. Once you do this, you'll realize that 21 days has turned into 21 weeks and then 21 years of healthy living.
In conclusion, you can start and succeed at a fitness/exercise program by writing down your health goals and aspirations, developing your exercise plan, setting realistic goals, seek a partner and sticking to it. Once you do this, you're on your way to wearing that yellow polka dot bikini and being able to watch your grandchildren grow up as your healthy body.
1. DON'T wait for the "perfect" time to start. There will never be a perfect time. Learn a few of the basics and start as soon as you can. Putting it off is a great way to have nothing change.
2. DO take it slow when you begin. Rushing into an intensive training program when you are just starting out is sure to be overwhelming. You'll have a much greater chance of sticking with it if you work into it gradually.
3. DON'T change everything all at once. Think of how traumatic it would be if you suddenly went from relative inactivity and poor eating to a high-powered program and a strict diet. I would recommend you start with an exercise program. Keep at it for 3 weeks consistently then think about gradually modifying your nutritional habits.
4. DO make a committment to exercise. One of the keys to establishing exercise as a habit is to make a committment to it. If you go in with the attitude that you'll do it when it's convenient or when you feel like it, your chances of sticking to your exercise program decrease.
5. DON'T expect infomercial-level results. I'm not going to tell you won't see great results - you will. Just don't expect it to happen in 2 weeks.
6. DO learn as much as you can about training and exercise. Knowledge is very important. If you don't know what to do, take a little time and learn first. The rewards will be huge!
7. DON'T assume you must exercise 2 hours a day to see results. You don't have to exercise nearly that long. You can see results with as little as 20 to 30 minutes done 3 times per week.
8. DO ask questions. If you don't know something, there is no shame in asking. I will readily admit I don't know everything about exercise and fitness (though I do know quite a lot).
9. DON'T work your muscles to absolute failure when you begin weight training. You will most likely make yourself so sore, you won't want to training anymore. Take it fairly easy for the first few session then gradually increase your intensity.
10. DO tell other people your goals. One of the best ways to ensure you keep your promise to exercise is to tell your friends and family what you're doing. This way, you make yourself accountable to people other than just yourself.
11. DON'T feel you need to buy all the latest training equipment in order to start exercising. You can exercise without any equipment at all! Walking doesn't cost a dime and bodyweight exercises such as push-ups are completely free too!
12. DO stretch and warm-up. Stretching during and after your workouts promotes flexibility. Warming up prepares your muscles for more strenuous work to come.
13. DON'T give up all your favorite foods all at once. A great way to make yourself focus on a certain food is quit eating it. For example, if you love chocolate cake and tell yourself you can never have it again, are you going to be thinking about chocolate cake a lot? Chances are, yes. Treat yourself now and again. It will keep you from stressing and bingeing later.
14. DO try to eat more natural-state, unprocessed foods. Processing adds fat, salt and sugar, all of which can contribute to health problems. You don't have to cut them out completely but see if you can shift your focus to more unprocessed foods.
If you are thinking about starting an exercise program or have just started one, these tips should help keep you on the right track.
If you know someone who is considering starting an exercise program, please forward this article along to them. Many people don't start a program because they simply don't know where to begin. By passing along this information to them, you may be giving them the best gift of all: better health and fitness.
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