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The key to a healthy lifestyle is very simple: you need to nourish your body with the right things and you need to be stronger. One of the key biomarkers of longevity and health is to be stronger. Naturally, a good workout routine, in combination with the right diet for you will do you wonders. The hardest thing for many of us is wondering where to begin. Let’s break it down and ensure that you know your foundations so you can build yourself into a healthier lifestyle.

Go Slow 

In fact, you need to go slower than you think. Many of us feel like we need to dive headlong into exercise because we had enough of feeling the way we do or are fed up with our weight. But before you start investing in comfy racerback bras and running sneakers, you’ve got to start by asking yourself why. The why is so important to the solution of your fitness routine. Do you want to lose X amount of lbs? Do you want to fit into a specific dress? Do you want to run a 10k? When you are designing your fitness programme, you’ve got to consider your fitness goals and you’ve got to progress slowly. 

You don’t want to overtrain because this will make you feel more fatigued and you could injure yourself. You may think that you’ve got to hit the gym 3 days a week. Starting out, you’ve got to do one session a week that will ensure that you increase your strength, range of motion, and endurance.

Know How to Monitor Your Progress

A lot of us love to just dive in. The key to monitoring your progress is not just to see how far you’ve come, but it can give you a hefty dose of reality. You may find that you’ve got to exercise a bit more to see the improvements, but you might find that you are doing just enough to meet your goals. 

Additionally, monitoring your progress is key for motivation. Everybody feels that they can get knocked off course. Having the ability to monitor your progress will give you the key to understanding how far away from your goals you really are. If you are on course, you start to realise that the end goal is in sight. When you have achieved your goal, you merely switch to another goal.

Listen to Your Body

As you begin your fitness program, you need plenty of time to warm up and cool down. you also need to realise that you don’t have to completely do all of your exercises at once; in fact, micro doses could be just as beneficial and a cheaper option than going to the gym. It’s also important to be flexible because if you’re not feeling great, you should allow yourself permission to take time off. If you do not rest properly, it can knock you further off course.

People are constantly making mistakes, and they think it is about diving in. The reality is that if you give yourself the foundations, it will make everything far more effective.