1. Convenience, try to find a location close to where you live or work.
2. Use a free pass to try the gym out before joining.
3. Visit the gym during the hours that you will be working out.
4. Start a month to month payment plan in case once you start working out you might not like the gym and you can't get your money back.
5. Check the bathrooms for cleanliness.
6. Check to see if the machines are maintained properly.
The Power of Water
Did you know water makes up 60 to 75 percent of your body, 70 percent of your brain, and close to 90 percent of your lungs. Water is essential to life, and every system in your body needs an optimal amount to properly function. When the body is fully hydrated your flexibility automatically increases, your energy improves, and your body recovers faster.
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People who are very successful at weight loss have one thing in common. They all have a plan with a realistic goal, a mental strategy for the emotional challenge, and functional steps to achieve their goal. Weight loss is very emotional, and it requires a consistent effort to create a positive lifestyle change. Changing how you think about your effort is a key to sustain daily actions of your plan. Consistency is the #1 element to being successful at weight loss. These steps can help you on your journey:
1. You must have a clear goal. 2. Follow your plan purposefully. 3. Speak as though you are successful.
4. You must act daily. 5. Your daily life must not distract from your goal. 6. You must move forward with 100% commitment. 7. You must stay aware of your goal and think about it all the time. 8. You must have a tunnel vision.
9. Use daily affirmations.
10. Visualize yourself completing the steps of your plan each day.
Rest and Recovery - A secret key to your success.
Over the years, the fitness industry has changed drastically. Here is a look at a major element that has been overlooked. Rest and recovery is a concept that is viewed by most people as something you do but its not that important. In order for you to truly appreciate the importance of getting a sufficient amount of rest, we have to start with the basic idea of how the body works. The human body is an amazing life form that is capable of running a hundred meters in 9 seconds or gaining 500 pounds. It can carry you through Death Valley in 110 degree fahrenheit and through the freezing cold to the top of Mount Everest. Even though it is an amazing specimen, it must be treated properly to get the best out of it. The human body is a life force that stores energy and releases energy in a cycle like that of the earth. The earth holds the cyclic secret to life. The sun rises and sets, day and night, it wakes and sleeps. The human body falls within this cycle, and every cell in your body reacts to this perfect process. When the sun rises the body wakes up and goes throughout the day; at night it rests from the day. This formula works on a much smaller level, such as working out and resting. When the body exerts itself, then it needs rest and time for recovery. The reason is that the human body is a life form that needs specific nutrients for fuel and repair. The rest period happens when the body is repairing itself from the day. To work out when the body is repairing itself means to reduce the long term productivity of your workouts. It is just like the wake and sleep cycle. If you stayed up without sleep for days, your body will become exhausted. During the sleep cycle the body rests and repairs itself and recovers for the next day of movement. This is a perfect cycle that should never be broken. Without the proper amount of rest for your body to recover you will overtrain your body and increase the chances of injury. Most people believe that the more you workout the more results you have. This thinking will only bring you mediocrity and injury. The body adapts and becomes stronger through a system of work, nutrition intake, and rest. Depending on the muscle group you are working the recovery cycle could be 2 to 5 days. If this cycle is broken so are your results. For the best results you should have proper rest for repair and recovery. The following 6 points can help you develop a proper recovery program to add to your training program.
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Inactive lifestyles
After prolonged periods of an inactive lifestyle your body will show signs of weight gain, loss of muscle tone, strength, energy, and a drastic reduction in your stamina. An inactive lifestyle also leads to specific health conditions such as hypertension, osteoporosis, diabetes, and high cholesterol. The human body adapts to its daily life conditions and will become stronger, more toned, have better stamina, and energy when you are active.
Rest & Recovery Strategy
Flexibility is the key to a well rounded recovery program. There are three basic flexibility formats that would help your body recover with specific days taken off between training times. Here is a guideline for recovery.
1. Take three days off between heavy weight training large muscle groups. (chest, legs, & back)
2. Moderate to low intensity training of 1 hour or less can be performed 4-6 days per week.
3. Low intensity training can be performed every day.
4. Always warm-up before a workout to reduce injuries.
5. Always stretch after a workout to reduce soreness and speed up recovery.
