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Have you been wanting to get in shape, but realized you don’t know HOW to begin a fitness journey? These four tips will help you get started!
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Everyone has to start somewhere, right? Speaking from personal experience, I had been thinking about getting healthy and exercising for months before I actually took the plunge and did it. To be honest, I didn’t know how to start, where to go for advice, or how to even find the motivation to try. I remember this feeling, and today, I’m reaching out to YOU if you’re currently in that place. I hope these tips will point you in the right direction and give you some resources you might not have thought of! (And maybe a special surprise at the end.😜)
I Don’t Know How to Begin a Fitness Journey. Where Do I Start?
ONE // Hire a personal trainer
Don’t know where to start with your fitness journey? Well, hire someone to do the hard work for you! I know the idea of working with a personal trainer can seem intimidating, but a professional can help set you on the right course. A personal trainer should keep your experience level and your goals in mind instead of shoving a cookie cutter program on you that might not fit. And most importantly, a true professional is there to support you, not to judge you, so there’s no need to feel intimidated by working with a personal trainer.
TWO // Join a bootcamp
Personally, this is the route I chose to take and one I highly support. I heard about “Bikini Bootcamp” offered by a fitness studio in my area and I thought it sounded like just what I needed. It wasn’t in my budget to hire a personal trainer, so I felt like this was the next best thing. Someone else was doing all the programming–I just needed to show up. And much to my delight, I was in a class FULL of people who were on “my level”–aka beginners just looking to get started. I owe my love of fitness today to that first bootcamp seven years ago!
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THREE // Utilize at-home workouts
Ok, so the thought of working out in public is terrifying?! I get it. Hey, I work out at home 99 percent of the time. If you identify with that sentiment, you should look into at-home workout programs. That said, do your research! There are so many at-home resources available these days for people of any fitness level. From Tone It Up to Beachbody to Jillian Michaels, and so many others in between, you can find a resource that is fit for you, will motivate you, and will get you excited to get up and moving!
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FOUR // Use a “Couch-to-…” program
A couch-to-… program, like Couch to Active by Lyn Lindbergh is the perfect tool for someone looking to begin a fitness journey. Couch to Active is an 8-week program designed to introduce you to an active lifestyle without all the fluff and fuss the fitness industry likes to throw at us. The Couch to Active approach meets you where you are and helps you design a lifestyle that works FOR YOU. It not only gives you the tools to get you moving and keep going, but digs into and conquers that biggest obstacle of all–MINDSET.
Couch to Active is a self-paced, self-study program to go from sedentary to active for life, and lucky for you, I know just how you can snag a copy. I’m giving away a copy of Couch to Active by Lyn Lindbergh over on my Instagram! Entering the giveaway is easy. Simply complete these steps: 1) follow me, 2) like the giveaway post, and 3) tag a friend in the comments to share this amazing resource with them! You can also pick up a copy on Amazon!
Question: Why do you want to go from couch to active?
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These are great tips! I think if you’re really starting with zero knowledge it’s great to get in with a personal trainer or group fitness class!
Great tips! I will have to pass them along.
These are all great tips! Working with a personal trainer definitely helped me at first – I learned proper form and realized what it meaned to safely push myself!