Creating the Perfect Workout Routine for Yourself!
Happy Monday Squadies! When first getting into the fitness and nutrition realm, there is one excuse that stands tall above the rest: I DON’T HAVE TIME! Whether we are talking about fitness, nutrition, or both, many of us believe that we just don’t have time for it. Besides this common belief, the truth is with the right mindset and a good routine, you will find that you DO have time for it! Today I am going to talk about creating the PERFECT workout routine for yourself!
The first thing you have to do is find a workout routine! How many days a week do you want to workout? What do you want to workout? Where? How?! This whole process could arguably be the most time consuming, especially if you are a beginner. To find the answers to these questions, you need to decide what your fitness goals are, and see what you have available to you, equipment-wise. If you want to do it completely on your own, you will need to do a decent amount of research.
If this seems like A LOT of work, your right - it is! Although this is the case, you have another option, you can get someone to do it for you! At LEANSQUAD, we build custom meal plans and fitness plans! Instead of spending so much of your time looking for your solutions and going through trial and error, let us do it for you! Tell us your goals, what you have available to you and we can write you the perfect workout plan whether you want to workout at home or the gym!
One of the BEST tips I can give you to make sure you are getting your workouts done is to PRIORITIZE them. Many people who give up on their fitness regime do so because their workouts are an afterthought. You WILL NOT be successful trying to squeeze in the workout whenever you get a chance! Instead choosing a time slot and sticking to it will ensure you will get it done!
If you have a busy schedule, take a minute to sit down and write down your daily schedule and see where and when you can get that workout done. Make sure to stick to this schedule as MUCH as possible, until it becomes a solid part of your daily routine!
Change things up!
Having a solid fitness routine is great, but doing the SAME workouts over and over for a long period can affect your results! How?! Repetition can cause us to plateau! This means you will not be seeing the same results you did when you first began your new fitness routine. In order to prevent this from happening, you should change up your workouts every 3-4 weeks. This way, you are challenging your body, using your muscles in new and different ways, and seeing results!