mercredi 16 avril 2014

Practical Health And Fitness Tips That Will Get You In Shape

By Juana Buchanan


The world over, one resolution that is made in the wake of all the over-indulging that went on over the festive season is to get healthy. Health and fitness become a priority. One efficient way to do this is by joining a gym. Gyms give us a schedule we have to keep and someone like a trainer who keeps us going. Apart from the main centers of Missoula, MT gyms are also spread around in residential areas giving convenient access either first thing in the morning or at the end of the day.

It is the body that will go through the motions when you are working out in a gym in pursuit of a lean, toned body. However, the mindset with which you go to the gym is a factor. It will to a large extent determine how effective your gym sessions will be. It is important to keep the following factors in mind every time you start a workout.

Have clear and realistic goals for going to the gym. If you go in with the goal of attaining a body like that of the supermodel you saw in a magazine or the actress you saw in a movie, you are setting yourself up for failure. Make your goal to get trim, toned, healthy and fit. Do not compete or compare yourself to anyone.

You would also do well to not attach your goals to another person. For instance, do not aspire to get trim for your partner. If you do, it means the end of the relationship would end your commitment to working out which should not be the case. Do what you do for yourself. If your partner appreciates, let that be a bonus not the whole purpose.

Look at your time at the gym as a time you get to be alone to do something good for yourself. In times when work hogs up the giant share of the day, time you spend at the gym should be me time when you get away from it all to do something for yourself by yourself.

Work with your trainer to come up with a schedule that you can keep to and enjoy. Make the schedule varied so that one day it is aerobics, another time cardio exercises, Pilates, yoga and other types of exercises. Variety will ensure that you do not get bored and that every muscle group gets a good workout.

Take it a step at a time. As the famous Chinese adage goes, a one thousand mile journey starts with the first small step. Do not expect to achieve your ideal fitness level or body size in a few sessions or even a few months. Look at your goals for joining be it fitness or weight loss as a journey on which you should constantly make stops at a new, better you and you will always have many stops to make yet because there is no end to a journey of bettering yourself.

Keep yourself motivated with in small but significant ways. Buy yourself a new shirt or blouse once you drop a dress size, give yourself a nice but healthy treat or invest in better, more comfortable work out gear. Or, enjoy a relaxing spa session to thank your body.




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