10 POSITIVE STEPS YOU SHOULD DO IN THE GYM

As a Fitness Manager in a busy gym I have seen many mistakes members make on the gym floor. I am going to give you 10 Positive Steps so that you don't make these mistakes again.

POSITIVE STEP 10: STOP DOING SLOW BORING CARDIO

Time has moved on from doing long,slow,steady cardio in the fat burning zone to high intensity interval training. It gets you working harder and stops you from just going through the motions or staying in your comfort zone. Do some interval training!!!

POSITIVE STEP 9: DO SOME RESISTANCE TRAINING

Why is it in any gym you go to you see the guys in the weights area and the ladies in the cardio area. Ladies you need to take over the weights area and push some of these men aside and start lifting some of those weights. Forget about all the testosterone that might be around just grab the weights you need and do your exercises. The more lean muscle you have the more calories you burn the more weight you drop.

POSITIVE STEP 8: BE PATIENT

If weight loss is your goal,ask yourself this question: How long did it take to put the weight on? I am pretty sure it was not a week or a month so don't expect to lose it in that time. Give it time and it will happen.

POSITIVE STEP 7: EAT A HEALTHY DIET

Now this is where alot of people go wrong. They follow their diet from Mon-Thurs and it all goes wrong from Fri-Sun. Then on Monday its all the guilty faces back on the gym floor telling themselves I should not have done this or that. Your diet works hand in hand with you training sessions

POSITIVE STEP 6: SET YOURSELF A TRAINING TIME OF 60MINS

There is no need to be spending 90 mins plus in the gym. Get in do your training and get out.

POSITIVE STEP 5: SPEND LESS TIME RESTING

How often do you see a person do a set in the gym then go off and chat on his phone or go for a drink then come back and sit on the bench and do it all over again? Get on with your training and stop wasting time. Get into your training zone and focus on your job at hand.

POSITIVE STEP 4: TRAIN LIKE AN ATHLETE

How many of you would like to look like an athlete? Well guess what you are going to have to train like one if you want to look like one. They did not get up one morning and looked like they do. It is hard work but it pays off at the end.

POSITIVE STEP 3: VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE

If you keep doing the same thing over and over its going to get boring and you would not get that athletic body. Mix your training up as much as you can to keep shocking your body and pushing yourself that little bit extra.

POSITIVE STEP 2:DO MORE MULTI JOINT EXERCISES

Doing multi joint exercises is more effective than doing isolation exercises. You work more muscles at the same time which makes it harder and it reduces the time spent in the gym.

POSITIVE STEP 1: ENJOY YOUR TRAINING

If you are not enjoying your training then you are going to make every excuse not to do it whereas if you are enjoying it you will make every excuse to do it.
Hope this will help you in acheiving your goals.


Positive Steps Team
Inspiration for all Bodies
http://www.pspt.co.uk/