4 years ago I was in that exact same place. While I wasn't over
40 I was only a few years away from it, I had just had my second child
and was 25 kg's over weight.
I decided one day after seeing a picture posted of myself on Facebook that it was enough. Before then I honestly didn't know how big I'd become. So my problem became what do I do now? Where do I start? I had never played any sport, never done any serious training in my life and had absolutely no idea what to do.
After
doing some research on the internet I attempted to do a home based program using some basic gym equipment my husband had. For support I did it with a girlfriend who also wanted to increase her fitness. How did we go? Terrible! Coffee and a chat was more often or not our workout.
So how did i get from there, to owing my own gym, instructing yoga classes, bike cardio classes and weight's classes and being in the best shape I've ever been, as a woman over 40?
I did it one day at a time, one workout at a time, one sit up, push up, squat and so on at a time. I stopped looking at the bigger picture and started taking baby steps.
My first real workout was with my husband who trained a local sporting team, it consisted of me not being able to do a sit up and a push up, I didn't even know how to do one properly. He then asked me to jog around the oval and all I could muster up a moderately paced walk. It was not a fun hour.
Did I give up? I was right back there the next training session. Did I show immense improvement? No, but I was able to do 2 sit up's and give a small jog for a short period of time. This was how I tackled every single workout from that time one, just asking my body for 1 more or 30 seconds more each time. I wasn't always able to increase but consistently over time I got where I wanted to go.
Fitness is always a work in progress, as is taking care of your health. It is especially important for women over 40 and beyond, as we get older we face so many issues such as menopause and osteoporosis, both of which exercise can assist. In fact I believe your overall health is the best reason of all for increasing your fitness.
After training 100's of people, most of which were all starting out for the first time, the one piece of advice that I give is to be patient. Your health and fitness is not a 6 month fix. It is a lifelong commitment.
Do the small things consistently, walk the dog for an extra 15 minutes, go to the park with the kids, ask friends to come to the beach with you, do an extra 2 minutes on the treadmill or 1 extra sit up, whatever it is that you enjoy and gets your body moving. Keep your focus on the day by day and before you know it you will be where you want to be or at least a lot further down your path. Sure have the bigger picture in mind as a goal to strive for but make sure you celebrate each and every bit of activity that you do as an enhancer to you overall health and well-being.
Do this consistently and before you know your goals are achieved and you are doing more in your life than you dreamed possible.
I decided one day after seeing a picture posted of myself on Facebook that it was enough. Before then I honestly didn't know how big I'd become. So my problem became what do I do now? Where do I start? I had never played any sport, never done any serious training in my life and had absolutely no idea what to do.
After
doing some research on the internet I attempted to do a home based program using some basic gym equipment my husband had. For support I did it with a girlfriend who also wanted to increase her fitness. How did we go? Terrible! Coffee and a chat was more often or not our workout.
So how did i get from there, to owing my own gym, instructing yoga classes, bike cardio classes and weight's classes and being in the best shape I've ever been, as a woman over 40?
I did it one day at a time, one workout at a time, one sit up, push up, squat and so on at a time. I stopped looking at the bigger picture and started taking baby steps.
My first real workout was with my husband who trained a local sporting team, it consisted of me not being able to do a sit up and a push up, I didn't even know how to do one properly. He then asked me to jog around the oval and all I could muster up a moderately paced walk. It was not a fun hour.
Did I give up? I was right back there the next training session. Did I show immense improvement? No, but I was able to do 2 sit up's and give a small jog for a short period of time. This was how I tackled every single workout from that time one, just asking my body for 1 more or 30 seconds more each time. I wasn't always able to increase but consistently over time I got where I wanted to go.
Fitness is always a work in progress, as is taking care of your health. It is especially important for women over 40 and beyond, as we get older we face so many issues such as menopause and osteoporosis, both of which exercise can assist. In fact I believe your overall health is the best reason of all for increasing your fitness.
After training 100's of people, most of which were all starting out for the first time, the one piece of advice that I give is to be patient. Your health and fitness is not a 6 month fix. It is a lifelong commitment.
Do the small things consistently, walk the dog for an extra 15 minutes, go to the park with the kids, ask friends to come to the beach with you, do an extra 2 minutes on the treadmill or 1 extra sit up, whatever it is that you enjoy and gets your body moving. Keep your focus on the day by day and before you know it you will be where you want to be or at least a lot further down your path. Sure have the bigger picture in mind as a goal to strive for but make sure you celebrate each and every bit of activity that you do as an enhancer to you overall health and well-being.
Do this consistently and before you know your goals are achieved and you are doing more in your life than you dreamed possible.
Dawn Fritsch is a Gym Owner. Personal Trainer and Fitness
Instructor who specializes in Women' Fitness for the over 40's. Dawn
also has a unique understanding and passion for workout's that can be
done At Home with minimal, or no equipment.
Dawn shares her training ideas, insights and motivation on her website [http://www.creativefitnesscoaching.com]. While visiting her website pick up her free tips on how to Avoid Weight Gain during Menopause.
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Dawn shares her training ideas, insights and motivation on her website [http://www.creativefitnesscoaching.com]. While visiting her website pick up her free tips on how to Avoid Weight Gain during Menopause.
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