Kick start your weight loss journey

There are so many different books,magazines,Internet sites,friends and family telling you what you should do to lose weight. Who should you believe? Well I am going to give you 5 simple Positive Steps that will kick start your weight loss journey.....

Positive Step 1: GET A SUPPORT NETWORK
This is probaly the must have or all must haves (hope that made sense). Without it you will not get very far. Get your family,friends and work collegues all involved on your journey to a healthier lifestyle and also get them working out with you. These are the people who will pick you up when you are having a bad day and trust me you will have some days like that. ( you will also see who your true friends are). Get a Personal Trainer to help you as well.

Positive Step 2: HAVE A WEEKLY STRUCTURE
It makes no sense just going to the gym and wondering what shall I do next or what machine shall I go on now or let me do a little abs. Does that sound familiar? If that’s you then get a program done for you by a qualified Personal Trainer so that you know what you are doing every time you go into the gym. It reduces time wasting as well.

Positive Step 3: CHANGE YOUR PROGRAM EVERY 4-6 WEEKS
I personally prefer 4 weeks on this as your body is very special and will adapt to what you are doing very quickly. If you keep doing the same workout for months,don’t expect any changes. If it has not been working don’t expect after 6 months it’s suddenly going to start working.

Positive Step 4: KNOW WHEN TO STOP
If you have a weekly structure as in Positive Step 2,there is no need to do more. If you are giving 100% on each workout day and following your diet strickly there is no need to do more. The question is are you giving 100%?

Positive Step 5: GET STARTED
What are you waiting for? Stop making all the silly excuses and GET STARTED. The longer you postpone it the longer it will take and the harder it becomes.Make that Postive Step lifestyle change and become that person you want to be and bring out the athlete in yourself. Make sure and have fun on your journey and try and enjoy it as much as you can.

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Gavin De Souza -CPT
Fat Loss Expert

10 POSITIVE STEPS YOU SHOULD DO IN THE GYM
As a Fitness Manager in a busy gym I have seen many mistakes members make on the gym floor. I am going to give you 10 Positive Steps so that you don't make these mistakes again.

POSITIVE STEP 10: STOP DOING SLOW BORING CARDIO
Time has moved on from doing long,slow,steady cardio in the fat burning zone to high intensity interval training. It gets you working harder and stops you from just going through the motions or staying in your comfort zone. Do some interval training!!!

POSITIVE STEP 9: DO SOME RESISTANCE TRAINING
Why is it in any gym you go to you see the guys in the weights area and the ladies in the cardio area. Ladies you need to take over the weights area and push some of these men aside and start lifting some of those weights. Forget about all the testosterone that might be around just grab the weights you need and do your exercises. The more lean muscle you have the more calories you burn the more weight you drop.

POSITIVE STEP 8: BE PATIENT
If weight loss is your goal,ask yourself this question: How long did it take to put the weight on? I am pretty sure it was not a week or a month so don't expect to lose it in that time. Give it time and it will happen.

POSITIVE STEP 7: EAT A HEALTHY DIET
Now this is where alot of people go wrong. They follow their diet from Mon-Thurs and it all goes wrong from Fri-Sun. Then on Monday its all the guilty faces back on the gym floor telling themselves I should not have done this or that. Your diet works hand in hand with you training sessions

POSITIVE STEP 6: SET YOURSELF A TRAINING TIME OF 60MINS
There is no need to be spending 90 mins plus in the gym. Get in do your training and get out.

POSITIVE STEP 5: SPEND LESS TIME RESTING
How often do you see a person do a set in the gym then go off and chat on his phone or go for a drink then come back and sit on the bench and do it all over again? Get on with your training and stop wasting time. Get into your training zone and focus on your job at hand.

POSITIVE STEP 4: TRAIN LIKE AN ATHLETE
How many of you would like to look like an athlete? Well guess what you are going to have to train like one if you want to look like one. They did not get up one morning and looked like they do. It is hard work but it pays off at the end.

POSITIVE STEP 3: VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE
If you keep doing the same thing over and over its going to get boring and you would not get that athletic body. Mix your training up as much as you can to keep shocking your body and pushing yourself that little bit extra.

POSITIVE STEP 2:DO MORE MULTI JOINT EXERCISES
Doing multi joint exercises is more effective than doing isolation exercises. You work more muscles at the same time which makes it harder and it reduces the time spent in the gym.

POSITIVE STEP 1: ENJOY YOUR TRAININGIf you are not enjoying your training then you are going to make every excuse not to do it whereas if you are enjoying it you will make every excuse to do it. Hope this will help you in acheiving your goals.

Positive Steps Personal Trainers

A step in the right direction.....

www.pspersonaltrainers.co.uk

Gavin De Souza -CPT
Fat Loss Expert