After years and years of putting it off, I finally got a gym membership! I had a one-off personal training session today and my goodness it was tough.
How long did it take you guys to get into the swing of going? Does it get easier? Feel like it’s going to be difficult to stay disciplined!
Thanks in advance for any tips!
My main tip would be not to jump into doing too much too soon, that sets up a lot of people for failure. Start slow even if it’s only 20 minutes 2-3x/week. Build up over time whilst learning and finding things that you enjoy. It’s good to have a goal but don’t make it your all and everything because all of these things take time. Falling in love with the process instead of the goal will give you a much better chance of staying consistant. Being able to do this exercise with X amount of weight one week and then being able to do it for a little more the following week should feel motivating, as will body composition changes… But don’t rely on that alone, discipline is what’ll get you there.
Love the process, enjoy the results.
One thing that helped me get addicted, was it was introduced to me as a lifestyle, not something else irritating to cram into a do list for 3 hours a week. Reading during my free time introduced new concepts that kept me mentally in the gym, and the new ideas kept my excitement up and gave me new ideas to try.
So I became addicted.
And also I still remember every random compliment I’ve ever gotten in the gym, or outside for moving something heavy, or just looking bigger and trimmer. That’s like snorting a line of the mystical brain candy packets, but it lasts for a month.
A great point. Viewing it as part of a wider lifestyle change is massive. “I have to go the gym” can change to “I want to go to the gym” or “It’s just what I do” with the right mentality
Drink more water, eat healthier food, get outside more and tons of other things you can incorporate. This isn’t a chore, it’s a blessing! This isn’t “something else irritating”, this is everything in my life levelling up.
Set a reasonable simple short term goals for your self. Over time as you achieve small goals you can gradually build a foundation to advance from.
I simple one for you is just getting to the gym and getting the work in.
Ok, thank you. I’ve been working out for a week now and I’m used to working out.
Look trainig videos, read trainig books, Think about training.
Wake up and be happy you have a trainig day.
Make it part of your live.
Dont find excuses not to train.