Get Moving & Stay Moving
The best way to "get back on track" is...to stay "on track" in the first place.
If you don't stop moving, you don't have to psych yourself up to start over again.
That's the "secret" that the most dedicated gym-goers know.
Many of you have seen those people at the gym, the ones who've been there since day one, the ones you see all the time in class or on the weight floor.
The ones who make you think "Dang, I wish I had their dedication," or "I hope I can still do that at their age."
Those are the people who truly made fitness part of their lifestyle.
Not a chore they begrudgingly do to check a box, not a punishment for something they ate, not a time-limited challenge with an ending date, but something they enjoy enough to stick with, day in and day out, for months, and years, and decades.
If you want to be that consistent, if you still want to be active years from now, the first step is getting started.
That doesn't always have to be in the gym.
All movement counts: a daily walk with the dog, a morning stretching routine, a weekly rec sports game.
Choose the easiest, least painful option to start with, and then decide if you can or want to add on.
Often when we start moving and experience the benefits of regular physical activity, we're more likely to continue.
Taking the dog for a hike inspires you to start strength training to build strength and endurance for uphill stretches.
Playing in adult sports leagues motivates you to increase your cardiovascular training so you're better conditioned or pushes you to add yoga or mobility work into your routine to combat sore, tight muscles.
When we find something active that we enjoy doing, it can be a catalyst to bring even more movement into our lives, which is great for our bodies and our brains.
If committing to regular exercise makes you cringe, remember movement doesn't always have to mean formal workouts.
You can improve your cardiovascular health, muscular strength, and joint health and mobility through physical activity without ever setting foot in a gym if that's not your thing!
But if you want a support system or you're not sure where to start, hire a trainer.
Great trainers are skilled at assessing your goals and your movements and guiding you towards workouts or activities that you enjoy AND that can help you become: stronger, fitter, faster, better conditioned, more flexible, and/or healthier with less pain.
Regular training sessions also help hold you accountable. Even when everything else in life is messy and chaotic, you still have those dedicated blocks of time each week to ensure you fit some movement into your busy life so you never have to worry about "getting back on track."
The easiest way to keep moving for life is to find movement you enjoy doing so you can do it for years to come.
If you need help getting back into your workout groove or just getting started with a movement routine, I'd love to help, and I have some afternoon & evening availability for October. Schedule a time to chat here.
