Where to Begin on Your Fitness Journey
Fitness is essential in everyone’s daily life. Whether you played sports as a child, attended the gym once in high school and only used the elliptical, or even chose a burrito bowl over a burrito at Chipotle, you were making strides towards your fitness goals and making better decisions for your health and wellness. However, the one thing people struggle most with is; where to start, and how to continue.
One thing that is very manageable to start with is your diet; this will help you start on a smaller scale and make minor improvements before going to the gym. There are small changes you can make in your diet in order to eat healthier.
For example, ordering a bowl instead of a burrito at Chipotle, using cauliflower rice instead of regular rice, or even ordering sugar free syrup at Starbucks as opposed to regular syrup. Small changes like these can add up through your day and can help aiding in a calorie deficit. You can find tips and tricks for these on Pinterest, through this search here.
Another way to begin your fitness journey by working out is by understanding how to split up your muscle groups, and what exercises help with each group.
A common way to create a “split” is by grouping your muscles by upper and lower body, or if you’re a little more advanced, upper body muscles by push and pull, and your lower body muscles by quads and calves, and glutes and hamstrings. This way, you are consistently working each muscle and giving it appropriate rest time while still being able to attend the gym.
Another thing to think about when beginning your fitness journey is closing the gaps in your health; do you eat enough fruits and vegetables? If not, drink greens every day. Are you getting enough protein? Add protein powder to your morning coffee, or drink a protein shake instead of eating a snack. Is your skin dull and your nails keep breaking? Take collagen peptides. I get my supplements from Bloom Nutrition.
There are so many supplements for the problems you may be having, and these will help you to fill in the holes of your routine.
Beginning your fitness journey is a tough thing, but there are so many resources to help you whether it is your workout routine, healthy meals or swaps for your normal ingredients, and those supplements you can use to aid in your journey.
