With kids going back to school and summer vacations coming to an end, it
is the perfect time for you to take back control of your life by getting back
into a regular exercise routine and getting back on track to living a healthy
and fit lifestyle. To help you get back into the fitness groove this fall, we
offer the following three tips for re-activating and enhancing your exercise
routine.
Go Back to Basics
If
you’ve taken a break from your regular exercise routine during the summer
months, you may be eager to jump back into where you left off before your
exercise hiatus. When getting back into your exercise routine, though, it is
important to start with the basics to get your mind and body acclimated to a
regular, consistent exercise regimen. If you jump back in too fast and take on
more than your body can handle too soon, you run the risk of sidelining
injuries, early burnout and fatigue – all conditions that can keep you out of
the fitness studio well past the summer months.
Get Moving
According to the World Health
Organization, physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for all
global deaths, with 31 percent of the world’s population not physically fit.1 As a
society, we need to make a concentrated effort to get our bodies moving to not
only increase our mortality rates, but to put ourselves in a more positive
position to live a physically fit and healthy lifestyle. To get started on
increasing your body’s movement, you can make some simple changes every day
that can make a big difference to your life. For instance, take a 30-minute
walk each evening with your family, ride your bike to run errands instead of
driving, replace workplace breaks in the kitchen with walking breaks around the
block, turn off the television and play an active game with your family instead
of laying on the couch, or sign up for a recreational sports league for
increased weekly movement and friendly competition.
Make It a Habit
When
exercise becomes a part of your daily schedule, it quickly becomes less of a chore
and more of a habit. You can make exercise a habit by doing your workouts at
the same time each day, creating a routine you can follow and adapt on a
daily/weekly/monthly basis, and including a support group environment (trainer,
friends, family) that provides accountability and encouragement. When exercise
becomes a habit, you help to eliminate the mental tendency to skip a workout
and create a more positive mind set that is focused and dedicated to exercising
regularly.
Changing
your current lifestyle – even when it’s for the good – can sometimes feel
overwhelming and intimidating. By breaking up your overall objectives into more
manageable smaller changes like the ones listed above, you can create a
foundation that will lead you to successfully meeting your lifestyle goals. The
expert trainers at Fitness Together can help guide you through your journey of
re-activating and enhancing your fitness routine this fall by creating a
personalized health and fitness plan that addresses your specific goals and
needs. Give our studio a call today to jump start your exercise routine and
begin feeling better, looking better
and performing better than you ever thought possible.
provided by:
Kelly Huggins
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