Spring Into Fitness

Spring is coming quickly! If you haven’t already, now is the time to get back into shape. Of course many people start working out with the thought of summer swimsuits in the forefront of their mind. But fitness can be fun! It doesn’t have to be this arduous thing you do with sole desire to see the scale move! There are so many forms of fitness to choose from – mixing it up can keep it fresh and fun.

The best way to get back into fitness is to begin slowly. Let me repeat: the best way to get back into fitness is to begin slowly. Being motivated is fabulous but you cannot make up for the last 10 years in one workout. Your muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints need to be eased into exercising.

As you may know I have a philosophy of starting at your core and then working out. That way you develop a foundation of strength to avoid injury. Please be mindful (as per previous entries) of what defines the muscles of core. You need to prepare your body to increase workloads from your arms and/or legs. A strong core does that for you and ignoring the progression of strength will ultimately have you sidelined with injury.

Don’t choose the dumbbells you can barely lift – choose lighter ones and work with light to moderate intensity. It is much safer to go with less weight and higher repetitions early on in the beginning stages of fitness. Choose a weight that you can perform 3 sets of 15 to 20 repetitions with proper form.