Starting an Effective Exercise Program That Fits Your Lifestyle
Finding an effective exercise program that fits you can be extremely overwhelming, especially when you don’t know where to start. When I’m working with a client, I find the easiest exercise they could ever imagine and take the most conservative approach to help build their confidence. Often, people leave their first training session with me feeling as though they’ve done absolutely nothing, which builds their confidence in knowing they can.
Personal Training with a Positive Mindset
One of my favorite sayings is that exercise should be a celebration of what your body can do, not a punishment. This mentality is something I try to establish with clients right from the start, especially my go-getters. When it comes to specific movement and intensity, it is not what people think it should be. My program is more mentally challenging and focused on behavior modification and movement, rather than grueling and destroying the body. Don’t get me wrong, I love hard work more than anyone else, but if you want to work out for the rest of your life, you have to do things the correct way.
The Truth About Exercise: It’s Already Part of Your Daily Routine
When I first started working as an exercise professional, personal training was a luxury. As exercise has gained more notoriety, it has now become a necessity, as it should be. People don’t realize what exercise is; it’s literally just movement. What you do throughout the day is the most exercise you do.
One of the most important things to understand when beginning a fitness journey is that consistency and small, sustainable actions are more effective than occasional intense workouts. Moving your body in ways that suit your lifestyle and fitness level is the foundation of long-term health and success.
Make Your Training Session Fun and Engaging
Believe it or not, when I start working with someone, one of the first couple of questions I ask is about their typical day’s movement to understand what their body has adapted to. I am not going to train a bricklayer the same way I train a homemaker. I identify the weaknesses and strengths and work on both by enhancing what they do well and addressing what they do poorly.
My favorite thing about training with people is when the hour goes by so quickly that they don’t even realize it’s an hour. Exercise at the end of the day should be adult recess. We have just forgotten what that is. The correct movement someone does throughout the day trumps the hour a week they exercise. Finding a way to make someone’s body more efficient is the key to achieving optimal results and sustaining the best program.
Everyone’s exercise program should be fun, engaging, and progressive.
