Starting a Fitness Journey

Starting is the hardest part, but once it’s done we can do anything.

Every beginning is hard. It is the most important part of the work. Remind yourself, everyone was the beginner once, no one was born with their dream physice.

If you are ready to start and really commit, this blog post is for you.

I have divided main things to focus on in the beginning:

Set a goal and commit to it
Do what you enjoy
Start small
Stay consistent

Set a goal and commit to it

Once you have decided it’s time to focus on becoming better you, it’s important to choose what your main goals are. This means if you want to become stronger, more aestheticaly pleasing, flexibile or train for endurance.

Think of how many day a week you have available to excercise, either in a gym or at home. Reccomended ammount for beginners is three to five days a week, but listen what your body tells you and go by it.

If you want you can hire a trainer, but also it is possible can learn by yourself. When you don’t hire a trainer, important thing to pay attention to is FORM. Record yourself or ask a friend if it’s correct. Having incorrect form can lead to many issues and injuries that can be avoided. First practice with bodyweight excercises, then move on to adding a little bit of weight.

Do what you enjoy

Something to note here, fitness is not just about looks. It’s about how you feel. Go by logic, if you find ex. running boring, what are the chances that you will go run everyday. If you don’t like squats, just don’t do them. There are so many great excercises you can do instead of squats.

Your fitness journey should be enjoyable not punisment. There are so many forms of activities and you deserve to do what you like. It is proven if you do what you like you will:

Feel more fulfilled
Be more productive
Inspire others
Succeed

Doing what you love gives you that extra motivation to get up everyday and do the work needed. It also means you will definitely become successful and achieve your goals.

Start small

I advise you to start with bodyweight excercises or shorter distance, then when you get stronger add some weight, add more reps or miles.

„It doesnt get easier, we get stronger“

Quote above says that we as humans are made to adapt. We get stronger day by day. When I started going to the gym, I could barely do 20 kg on deadlifts. But as the time passed and as I got stronger, this weight seems light when I lift it. Profressive overload is the key. You might wonder, why starting small. Well the reason is:

You will overwork your body and start feeling fatigued, which will result in quiting
You will have to force yourself too much to do it and you will most likely stop it at some time.

Stay consistent

Motivation means finding drive and activity that keeps you engaged and putting effort into it. Some days it is easy to feel motivated, while others it’s a whole other story. Even on days when you don’t feel like getting up, get up. This is the best advice you can get, get up and make yourself do great things. Because motivation sure can help you, but with consistency we grow.

Staying consistent is probably the most important thing in the whole fitness journey. It’s not possible to achieve wanted results if you don’t work for them often and hard. You have to eat right, train and sleep, it is that simple.

As a beginner it’s fairly easier to put on muscle, but as you get more advanced you hit a plateau. This is the time most people get frustrated and quit. Quitting should not be an option at all.

You have to tell yourself that no matter what emotions come up, what hard times might come – you will succeed. Basically it’s about balance, and you have to be 100% committed to finding your balance .

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. If you start tomorrow, there is one more day you have to wait for your results.