As I am still fairly new to the gym, I’m still developing a workout plan in order to achieve my goals. For the first few weeks of my membership, I mainly focused on cardio. Cardio interests me as it is good for weight loss and I want to improve my stamina. My older sister, Charlotte, is also a motivation of mine to work hard at cardio. I am especially keen on running on the treadmill as my sister often takes part in charity 10K’s and this is something I aspire to take part in as well.
More recently I have grown in confidence and began using the weighted machines for working out, which I find very beneficial. I have learned very quickly that every day cannot be a day of a little bit of everything as it will hinder my workout for the next day. Through research, I discovered that the best way to effectively work out at the gym is to rotate what part of my body I work out each day. Every day I aim to do some sort of cardio and then I rotate between leg day, abs day and arm day and I’ve found this much more effective as each day I change focus, what I am focusing on for that day feels refreshed.
I decided to further my research on making the gym more effective by finding more common gym mistakes to avoid so that I can advance my workout. I was shocked to find that one of the biggest issues is focusing too much on getting results. Personal trainer Charlotte, at That Girl London says: “When we start an exercise programme it is natural to have goals, these drive your behavior, but it is also really important to not become obsessed with results. Instead learn to love the process rather than keeping score, be consistent and you will exceed all of your expectations and gain more satisfaction than any amount of goal achieving. “ I am glad to have found this article because I am lucky enough to have friends to go to the gym with and we keep each other motivated as we enjoy our sessions and don’t solely focus on the results.
Bibliography:
Blair, O. (2017). The 12 common habits you should never actually do in the gym. [online] The Independent. Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/personal-trainers-12-gym-mistakes-fitness-wrong-health-lifetstyle-weights-cardio-a7596126.html [Accessed 10 Mar. 2018].