Getting Started With Fitness

Getting in shape can be one of the hardest and most daunting activities especially when one doesn’t know how to go about it. A busy life and an unhealthy lifestyle can lead to sickness and muscle weakness. Hence, Wellintra decided to list a few ways one can make exercise a regular activity and an achievable goal. A few ways to take the first steps towards beginning a new exercise regime are:

• Developing a positive relationship with food and exercise
• Establishing a goal
• Choosing a list of activities
• Choosing a particular time for workout
• Having a positive attitude
• Accessing programs on a regular basis to tweak the regimen as required

How Exercise Can Work For You

Although it might be hard to get started, any workout makes the body feel energized, relaxed. The key is to make the process of exercise fun so one can look forward to daily workouts.

Stated below are a few ways to help an individual get started with working out:

• Integrate Fun Workouts

Most people consider exercise as a daily chore in their long list of things to do during the day. This can make the entire process of workout feel like a tedious and unending process. Hence, it’s essential to change the attitude around and look at exercise as a positive and energizing activity that releases endorphins and makes an individual feel lighter, flexible and energized and help the muscles tone up.

• Making a List of Enjoyable Activities

There are numerous ways to get in shape but as a beginner, deciding where to begin can get overwhelming. Hence, an easier way to do so is to to take the time to understand the combination of workouts that works best for the body type. Every individual has a different body type and so the kind of workouts, the number of reputations per exercise and the time required for a workout per day is bound to differ. Which is why, it is imperative one understand their body type and recognize the kind of activities they enjoy doing. Workouts are only regular when they are enjoyable.

• Choose a Place for the Workout

In order to establish a regular routine, one much choose a place where they’d like to carry out a fitness routine on a day-to-day basis. For instance, walking, running and cycling workouts can be best performed on routes that help cover the required distance and offer the desired intensity. For eg: walking up slopes for an incline workout, walking on a beach for a resistance workout or jogging on a flat surface to prevent a knee injury. Dance and Aerobics workouts can be done at the nearest studio or online, in the comfort of your own home.

• Focus

Workout time is essential, not just for the body, but also the mind. Hence it is important to allocate specific amounts of time for the exercise regimen while keeping all other responsibilities and errands on hold. Only when the regime is followed in a dedicated and honest way will the results be evident.

Workout Equipment and Accessories for Beginners

These days, technology has advanced to an extent where one need not invest much time or effort in shopping for the basic workout equipment and accessories. Everything we need is available at the tap of a phone screen. A few essentials to kickoff a successful workout regime are:

• Comfortable Workout Attire 

With every passing month, there seems to be a new range of athleisure wear which makes it extremely convenient to browse through various collections and select the workout gear best suited for an individual’s body type. Loose, stretchy material of track pants, t-shirts and sports bras is not just comfortable and breathable, but they also provide support and make movement easier.

• Dumbbells and Exercise Mats 

A good set of dumbbells goes a long way in providing resistance in certain exercises to build a stronger workout regime. An exercise mat during workouts makes it easier and is less impactful on the spine while performing floor workouts. Exercise mats and dumbbells online are a dime a dozen, so browse through the thickness and colors and pick the one that best resonates with you.

• Footwear 

A good pair of well-fitting sneakers reduces the high-impact of activities such as running, jogging and brisk walking.

A little planning can go a long way and setting intentions and goals helps turn plans into reality. The first steps are never way, but they’re always worth the effort put in.