Beginning the gym?

Starting with gymming can be a tedious process. One needs a mental conviction to not lose hope and keep working out to ensure steady results. At the same time, one should not expect results quickly since everybody has their potential and needs. To make sure you sweat the right way, here are certain things to keep in mind if you are going for a gymming regime.

Stay consistent

It becomes an uphill task to continue with regular gyming given many of us become lazy and do not wish to go daily fearing the heavy workout. That’s where we hamper our good body workout. Going to the gym daily helps the body to get accustomed to a routine and behave accordingly. On the other hand, skipping the gym in the middle will not lead to proper muscle growth/ weight loss and will not prove to be effective. Hence discipline and fun at workout is key to a successful workout regime. If you are heading the gym as a beginner, there are chances of body ache for a few weeks, but remaining regular is going to help you get adjusted to the new routine.

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Follow accurate diet

Diet is a key component that has to be followed parallelly with the rigorous work out one undergoes. Reputed gyms often have diet plans made for various kinds of the regime like ‘body shaping’, ‘body-building’ and ‘weight loss’. Understand your bodily needs and ask your coach to guide you through the specific diet plan that complements the workout regime. For instance, those going for body shaping and building will need protein-rich food, cereals and dairy products while those going for body leaning can go for fruits, vegetables, fibre-rich food, nuts and soup. After you get your schedule made by the trainer, abide strictly by it to see healthy results. However, do not lose patience when results can’t be fetched instantly as all bodies are different or some prescribed foods might not be working well for you. In such a case, talk to your trainer and get a revised diet plan.

The mental conditioning

As much as working out looks like a strenuous exercise of the physical body, it also needs mental conviction and preparation. If you are mentally not ready for gyming, then going there might not prove fruitful. One needs to go for mental rejuvenation and thought to opt for a regular exercise regime which involves perseverance in attitude, mental strength, patience, hard work and morale boost. Do not underestimate your capabilities at the gym. It is possible to not be able to perfect the regime in a couple of months or even longer but give yourself time and be regular. One can also talk to people who they think are going to boost their morale. At the same time do not overestimate yourself while undergoing exercises. It can take a toll on your physical strength if exercises are done under stress or in the heat of the moment. Do it under the guidance of a trainer especially in the first few months.

Do it under the guidance

After you have been convinced about going to the gym, make sure you do the exercises properly. For this one needs to have an amiable and eligible trainer who can tell one the right postures and ways to handle an exercise. Make sure that as you make progress in your gyming routine, you are consulting the trainer over your diet and exercises. Without expert guidance, one is prone to doing the right activities in the wrong manner that might prove to be inefficient or menacing. One can also tell what are their expectations in regard to body shaping to their trainer so that they can help you guide through that. For instance, if one wants to gain weight on a specific body part like thighs, then it’d be good to opt for lunges, squats and leg press exercise which helps strengthen and tone muscles in the lower part of the body. Like this, your trainer the key area where you seek a change so that to build focus on that.

From the February-March 2021 issue of FHM India.