Most of the time, the promises we make to ourselves as the new year will relate to health and fitness in some way. We might wish to lose weight, gain some, or perhaps work on our cardiovascular conditioning. We might be under express instructions from our doctor to avoid salt for heart health, or maybe we’re just getting older and want to preserve our wellbeing for the longest amount of time. As such, it’s good to conform your 2023 fitness goals around your needs, and the place you wish to go, not to fit someone else's arbitrary standard, like a celebrity workout regime in a magazine.
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But how can you decide that? It’s very easy saying ‘try and exercise in the direction you want to go’ — but this is tough to understand if you’re not sure of your goals to begin with. Never fear, for it’s this that we hope to discuss in the following post. If you can resolve the following issues, you’re sure to notice a profound difference going forward.
Incremental Steps
Instead of thinking about the massive set of achievements you want to follow this year, you could instead think of the incremental steps it might take to get there. So for instance, in the long run, an approach worth your time might involve going for long walks with your dog twice a month. Then perhaps you’ll find the best fitness footwear for your low arches, and then start a membership at your local track, running there three times a week in the morning, slowly at first. Just take simple steps going forward. Before long, you’ll notice a tremendous difference in how you build yourself.
A Different Approach
It’s healthy to take a different approach from time to time. For example, you might decide to follow a keto diet while also engaging in light exercise to lose some of that weight, and experiment in your kitchen. Alternatively, you might decide to purchase some home gym equipment to get rid of those dreaded morning commutes to the gym, and especially before work. Perhaps you’ve learned a good deal about supplementation, and think that taking a lean athletic SARM stack alongside your weightlifting could be a good idea. Orient yourself from a different direction, it might have a rewarding effect.
A Program To Follow
It’s good to follow a program to give your fitness efforts some structure. So for instance, you might decide to enjoy Couch 2 5k which helps you break up getting off the couch and running in worthwhile increments, meaning you don’t overtax your system, have plenty of time to recover, and can try to add pressure as you gain cardiovascular fitness. Other starting measures include Starting Strength for compound weightlifting, or even Peloton programs or cycling beginner training classes you can watch on your exercise bike. All of that makes a tremendous difference.
With this advice, you’re sure to determine your fitness goals in 2023, and we’re sure you’ll have nothing but success. Best of luck!