I have gone over six months without consistently working out. As a former personal trainer, this really annoys me. One of the reasons for wanting to blog to the world about fitness is to provide an honest account of my struggles and also my achievements. Like everyone else, it is a challenge to be as consistent as I want to be. After going half a year without working out, I am ready to get back on track. I no longer set goals that are not realistic to achieve. Most who don’t know me well would assume an initial goal of benching 500 pounds or working out 7 days a week would be a target. NOPE! I am 38 years old and much more patient nowadays.
Considering I’m not in good fitness shape, my goal for November is small and feasible. I am setting a target of 3 days a week of circuit training. The exercises will be pushups, planks, squats, dumbbell bicep curl to a shoulder press, and jump rope. Each exercise will be set at 30 seconds and each round of circuit training will include 2-minute resting period. Only two rounds. Before beginning the circuit training, I will spend 10 minutes warming up on the treadmill at only 4 miles an hour. In total, the workout should last 20 to 30 minutes only. Weights and reps should be set to where you are able to perform continuously during the entire set. If you have to stop, you are either doing too many reps or using too much weight. My primary goal for this month? I just need to start a consistent pattern of working out and then progressively build on month after month. That’s it for November! Start small and build on it.