FITNESS AND HEALTH FORUM

As a beginner it is intimidating to think of a fitness routine and to find the right one for you. Just starting a routine in general is a great way to help promote a healthier lifestyle. The achievements that can come from starting a fitness routine could be endless dependent on your dedication to stick with it regularly. These simple steps are meant to help you figure out what is best for you and just a guideline to help our beginners get started. 1. Check with our physician before starting any activity · This is an important step. Unfortunately, a fitness routine isn’t for everyone due to unforeseen circumstances. There could be things we do not know about our health that our physicians can tell us about through testing. A physician can also explain to you the activities you can proceed with and what to avoid 2. Pick an activity you enjoy · Some people feel more comfortable choosing an activity such as jogging or bike riding as more enjoyable than lifting weights. While some enjoy doing all of these activities. 3. Pick you location · After picking your activity pick you location(s) · Home · Outdoors · Gym · It is important to pick a place to perform your fitness routine that you are comfortable with. · Gyms are not meant to be intimidating. Best practice is to be aware of your surroundings but don’t think about what the other people at the gym. 4. Make a fitness routine · It is best to have a routine planned out rather than just “winging it”. Knowing what you are going to do will help keep your mind clearer since you’re not worrying about what you’re going to be doing but rather just doing it (i.e. back and biceps day). Pick specific body parts to workout each day and make sure you include cardiovascular workouts as this helps elevate your heart rate which helps get oxygen and blood to your muscles. Also, well improve your cardio vascular health. · This will help keep you on track and motivated because you aware of what your goal is before you even start. · Know your workouts and what you are trying to achieve. Best practice is to study how to use equipment or how to perform a specific task before continuing with it. Do not perform any tasks that you are not aware of. If you are at a gym, ask employees how to use equipment you do not know how to use. An example of a day at the gym for me doing a back and biceps routine: · 20 minutes elliptical · Wide Grip Pull-Down (3 sets of 10 reps) · Barbell Deadlift (3 sets of 10 reps) · Close Grip Seated Cable Rows (3 sets of 10 reps) · Dumbbell Biceps Curl (3 sets of 10 reps and 1 set with lighter weights until failure) · Standing Biceps Cable Curl (3 sets of 15 reps) · Concentration Curl (3 sets of 20 reps alternating each arm per set) · 20 minutes on treadmill 5. Well balanced meals · Food is our energy. A well balanced meal high in proteins and slow digestive carbs helps burn more fat and muscle regeneration 6. Hydrate · Keeping hydrated throughout the day before, during and after workouts is important to help keep you body performing. 7. Get going and start your routine We are not experts and are just regular everyday people who enjoys workout and sharing our experiences with our customers/followers. FITANYSOUL welcomes everyone to comment and share their ideas or experiences for all of us to help each other achieve a healthier stress free life.

Many of us are hesitant to workout because of the costs associated with it. We look at how much athletic clothing costs or even the cost of joining a local gym. Maybe some of us would rather like to workout at our home but then when we see the price of equipment, we teeter away from the idea. But it doesn’t always have to cost so much to get our workout going and live a healthier lifestyle. Here we are discussing tip on how to get fit without breaking the bank. First, we need to make the decision on what you are looking for. DO YOU WANT TO JOIN A GYM? Recently gym memberships have been getting cheaper and cheaper each year. There are gym memberships currently going for a little as $10 a month that’s about two to two and a half cups less a month of the more expensive coffee most people drink in the morning per month. Though it may be hard because many of us need that pick me up in the morning/night cut the intake by two to two and half cups and you have your gym membership there. Those who smoke its less than a pack of cigarettes in most states. However, if you’re looking for a healthier lifestyle cut the cigarettes completely because they can ruin what you are trying to achieve in a workout/healthier lifestyle regardless. One of my rules I follow is instead of buy that $200 pair of boots I like I go with a similar and cheaper style because the money I save is almost my whole years’ worth of my gym membership cost. So, consider tailing back on some of the other cost habits that you have and consider the money you didn’t spend can easily go towards a gym membership. WORKING OUT AT HOME Working out in general doesn’t require that you have equipment such as a workout bench, a treadmill, or a stationary bike, those are just added pieces that cost money and can keep someone from working out. You can get a great workout at home simple doing push-ups, jumping jacks, sit-up/crunches, yoga, and even jogging in place. There are other opportunities to workout outside such as going for a walk, maybe a jog, or finding a bar to leverage for dips or pull-ups. You can also go out and purchase a couple of free weights (not many just a few) and do simple workout such as biceps curls, triceps extensions, bent rows, the opportunities are there to spend little or no money and still get a good workout in daily. Yoga is a great healthy routine to add to your daily life as it has so many benefits as you can see in our other forum “YOGA BALANCE YOUR LIFE”. I routinely have a morning 20-minute workout when I’m on the road or don’t have enough time to get a full workout in where I do a couple of set of push-ups, sit-ups, biceps curls, triceps extensions and a good stretch to get my blood flowing. It doesn’t take much and doesn’t have to break the bank to get a workout in at home or outdoors. WORKOUT ATTIRE Yes, we sell athleisure wear which is great for a workout and hope you like what we offer and are planning on offering to add to your workout collection, but this forum isn’t about us selling our products. You can workout in almost anything. You can wake up out of bed and simple start a morning workout routine without even changing your clothes. I have done that plenty of times in my life working out in my pajamas. You don’t have to go out and buy a specific piece of clothing to workout in you just need to be comfortable. I have found my husband plenty of times before we started our journey, into creating FITANYSOUL, in his dress clothes getting in a stretch and doing a quick routine with some light weights because going on his 2 hour drive in to work. I even found him once in our first apartment working out with two gallons of water to add some weight to his workout because we were still unpacking. As long as you are comfortable you can workout in what you like, where you like, how you like and get your routine going. To conclude this part of our forum, as you see working out doesn’t have to break the bank. You have plenty of options outside of what we mentioned here. Don’t be afraid to start simple with no weights and just doing exercises that get your blood flowing, body moving and muscles feeling it. We are not experts and are just regular everyday people who enjoys workout and sharing our experiences with our customers/followers. FITANYSOUL welcomes everyone to comment and share their ideas or experiences for all of us to help each other achieve a healthier stress free life.

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