Getting Started

Congratulations!

You have finally convinced and talked yourself in to committing to a workout program. You have reached that breaking point where you are just so dead sick of how you look and feel and realize that doing nothing is not working and that whatever you have been doing in the past is not working ether. You’ve decided to quit complaining to yourself (and others) and to do something about it.

When you are just starting to work out, you might be all “gung-ho” on the idea that you are going to do this right “this time” and that nothing is going to get in your way; and that’s a great attitude to have. But what happens in 3 weeks from that stating point? What happens 3 months from that starting point? How are you going to keep up your momentum, motivation and the commitments that you made to yourself?

You might be super motivated to get started and to chug through your workout with 110% effort, because you want to see those results and you want your body to change immediately, but what happens when “life happens”? You get busy, life gets in the way, you miss a workout one week, then two the next week, then a whole week goes by and you feel like you are behind the eight ball again.

Let me be honest. Whether you're bran new to exercise or coming back after taking a long time off, you can expect that things will be challenging. Working out when you are not used to working out is damn hard. You feel breathless, out of shape, physically weak, tired, or sick. You will sweat and you will be uncomfortable and you may not want to do it. Your body may feel painfully sore for a few days afterwards. But I promise you this… it will get easier! Each intense workout better prepares you for the next one. You will gain strength, you will gain endurance and your body will change. You just have to prepare yourself for the fact that it takes time! Be patient and stay consistent!