Conquer Fitness and Running Intimidation
Conquer Fitness and Running Intimidation

I want you to know a few things. First, what you’re feeling is completely normal. Everyone has to start somewhere. Think about the first time you got on a bike. You couldn’t balance, you felt awkward and probably thought you’d never get the hang of it. As time went on, you practiced, you got better skilled, could balance on your own and felt confident. Same thing applies at the gym or to anything new in life for that matter. Here’s a few tricks that helped me when I was starting out during my weight loss.

Start With What You Know

Do the fitness you’re most comfortable with and know how to do properly. In my case, it was walking so I started by walking on the treadmill. Once I felt ready, I progressed to the elliptical, stairclimber and weights.

Find A Fitness Role Model

Watch other people at the gym or on the road (not in a creepy way) & find a role model. Watch how they perform certain activities and observe their form. Keep in mind not everyone has the right form or has the same physical abilities so if you aren’t sure how to do something ask them. Most people who’ve been working out for a long time love it when people ask for their help.

Bring A Friend

When in doubt, bring a fit friend. Friends are great moral support & confidence boosters. Not only will they be able to show you a thing or two, but they can help motivate you too.

Sign-Up For Personal Training

This is a great way to get introduced to your gym. Most gym’s offer a free orientation to  the equipment. I highly recommend this & it’s free. You have nothing to lose, only to gain. Generally gym’s also offer personal training. Personal training is a great way to learn how to properly use equipment, learn form, understand what muscles to train and how to train them. Most importantly it provides you with a customized training plan. That customized training plan is something I feel is undervalued. Most people don’t know what routine to do when they first start. A plan gives you a baseline to grow from and set new fitness goals.

 Make a Killer Playlist

Put all your favorite fast moving songs on one playlist and call it something fun like “killer workouts.” Music is powerful. It motivates workouts. Makes us wanna move and groove. I used to be a dancer and for me, I imagine myself at the gym as if I were on stage dancing my little heart out. Music also helps pass the time especially during long cardio sessions.

Wear Fabulous Clothes

Always look your best. Too often we think working out should mean wearing old rags. How we look impacts how we feel which directly translates into how much effort we put into working out. Wear something that’s makes you feel great and confident about your body. You’ll workout 1000x better than if you’re wearing raggedy Anne’s.

Realize No One Is Judging You

Your worst critic is you. No one is judging you except yourself. In fact the person you think is judging you, is  praising you in their head for being there getting it done. Remember EVERY person has insecurities and most times, they’re the same as yours. Even after I lost 80 pounds, I still have things I don’t like about my body and it’s been 5 years. I still get frustrated when I can’t physically perform the way I want to and have fat days. And when it’s a bad day, laugh in your brain when you’re lifting more than the muscle dude next to you.

What do you fear about the gym? What’s something you’ve done to conquer a gym fear? 

 
 
Seen a lot of slim chicks posting their

workouts on here so I thought I'd join 

the fun
Warning : I will bully every one of you

into daily stretches, plyo drills, crazy 

intervals, lifting heavy weights and 

epic long runs
104 °F.....  As my Grandma says, 

"Marathon training ain't for p*ssies."



Crazy old lady is right.

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Crazy how I used to get up at 5AM and  run 7 to 10 miles.... These days I won't even get up at 5AM to pee.  I will just lie there in pain.
*early morning run*  During the first mile: f*ck this,  I'm tired as f*uck  During the last mile:  f*ck yeah baby, that's  what I call a good run. I can't wait for tomorrow!!
Runners be like... Every pizza is a  personal pizza if you try hard enough  and believe in yourself
Literally no-one:  Me: I cant breathe in this gotdamn mask
I wanna be a triathlete –but also, yikes
Y'all saw me getting fat and  y'all didn't say nothing...  smh y'all fake
All runners have that one song that awakens the Olympian in them
PERSON: wow you ran 17 marathons..  you must be soooo healthy!  ME: *caffeine-addicted*  *chronically tired*  *occasional binge-eating*  *shin stress-fractures*  "Haha yeah idk it's just  a lifestyle at this point"
Therapist: and what do we do when  we feel like this?  Me: we go for a run   Therapist: [nods] we go for a run
Friend: Want to run a virtual  half this weekend? Me: Oh hell no, not again  Friend: But the medal is cool Me: You son of a bitch, I'm in
Shirt? In this economy???
Ripping off your mask when you get  back in the car is the new taking off  your hijab when you get home
Ripping off your mask when you get  back in the car is the new taking off your bra when you get home
NOTHING irritates a masked walker  like an unmasked runner
Y'all complain about everything being closed. Now you're complaining about wearing masks inside places that  are open. You know what?!?  Drink the damn disinfectant.
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