Mega Makeover May: Tips for Starting Your fitness journey

Are you looking to transform your body and achieve your fitness goals? With Mega Makeover May, now is the perfect time to kickstart your fitness journey and make a positive change in your life. As an experienced personal trainer, I've helped hundreds of clients achieve their fitness goals and establish healthy habits that last. Here are some tips to help you get started:

1. Incorporate variety into your workouts: Doing the same exercises and routines over and over can lead to boredom and plateauing in your progress. When clients reach out to me saying that they are bored at the gym, I know that they're using the same 10-15 exercises over and over again and they're not getting anything out for them any longer. This has nothing to do with a common method of “surprising your muscles with new exercises each session”. That is just hectic approach to fitness that will get you nowhere.

It is so common for gym goers, especially in the beginning, to avoid a lot of good effective exercises out of fear of hurting themselves or fear of looking silly. Clients also avoid certain movements because they are uncomfortable and cause more soreness than they would like.

Variety is also not just about exercise selection but als about the way you load your movements. For example, if you have been doing repetitions of 15 for months and months on end I know you're not getting anything out of those workouts anymore and you are missing out on different repetition ranges and different strength qualities that are not you are not training.

2. Set realistic goals: Consistency is key when it comes to achieving your fitness goals. If you were to set unrealistic goals that do not take your calendar or your health concerns into consideration you will fail your plan no matter how perfect the plan is for you. Be honest with yourself and your trainer. I would rather have my clients commit to 2-3 quality workouts than to 5 workouts that will be mediocre or skipped all together.

3. Focus on strength training and remember to incorporate cardio into your routine. Resistance or strength training will deliver the most body transformation results. Start planning your week by scheduling your gym sessions. Adding cardio routine to that whether it’s low intensity slow pace (LISS) format or high-intensity interval training (HIIT) will help speed your progress up.

Remember, starting a fitness program is a process, and it takes time and effort to see results. Don't get discouraged if you don't see progress right away. However, if you have been consistently training for one or two months and you are still not noticing any changes reach out to me and we will find the gaps in your training program and we’ll correct your program mistakes. Let's make this Mega Makeover May the start of your fitness journey! You can reach out to me by clicking here.

My Solutions for your nEw years resolutions.

Who else I struggling with going from holidays style eating to a grown up way of eating? 🙋‍♀️

Below are 3 things you want to do in the next two week to get back on track and get rid of holiday bloat, and no, I’m not gonna ask you to eat your vegetables (you already know you gotta get those in).

1. Cut out soda and other caloric beverages.

Soda is a major source of sugar and calories, and it can make you feel sick. If you're cutting back on caffeine, try sparkling water with lemon instead of soda. Have a piece of fruit instead. This will curb your sugar cravings, too. Diet soda can stay.

2. Get rid of snacking.

Usually, instead of reaching for that bag of chips or cookies when you need a snack I suggest choosing something healthier like nuts, yogurt or fruit. If you need some extra help staying away from junk food, keep fresh fruits and vegetables on hand so they're easy to grab when hunger strikes. But for the sake of getting back on track even sooner, I suggest eliminating snacking completely and having 3-4 complete meals each day eaten sitting down. We did PLENTY of snacking around the holidays, full complete meals hit differently and you have better awareness of what’s on your plate. This will cut your calories without having to count them, too.

3. Start cooking at home more often

Cooking at home gives you control over what you're eating and how much salt, fat and sugar are in your meals. Plus, it can save money! Even if you’re not counting calories, home cooked meals are always lighter and healthier than restaurant made ones.

You celebrated, you enjoyed yourself, you had some wonderful meals and snacks, now it’s time to continue on with adult eating habits.

Happy new year! Reach out to me for your fitness solutions.