I sometimes forget that some of you have really never done any serious exercise and most of my advice is for beginners, or possibly intermediates. But you might be pre-beginner (what I call a newbie). If that’s you, or if you have a loved one who needs something really simple to get started, this article is for you. In fact, please forward this to anyone you know who just keeps finding reasons to never get started. I assure you, this will not scare anyone off and after 6 weeks they/you will feel better and more confident, ready to take on the next stage of fitness.
Your First 6 Weeks Of Fitness
Starting something new, like a fitness routine, can be confusing and intimidating
After years of never exercising, you are ready to get started. The problem is, you are really out of shape and don’t know where to start. All the routines you see actually seem intimidating – you don’t understand the terminology and they look really hard.
You don’t want to start on something too hard that you give up after a few days.
You may have even read 3 Months To A New You, but maybe even that’s too much for you to start with. Let’s face it, for obese or grossly out of shape people, you need to start with much less intensity.
So here’s a very slow, very easy way to get started. You of course have been cleared by your doctor as being able to exercise, right?
I call it, the Just Help Me Get Started or My First 6 Weeks Of Fitness plan.
Many of you will read the rest of this and say “is that all?” It’s really simple and slow. If you aren’t in too bad of shape or you are already doing some exercise, then this article wasn’t really written for you.
And some of you will dismiss this, saying that “it can’t be this easy to get started.” And so you’ll go back to your couch and your TV and your bag of chips.
But a few of you, I hope, will say “ok, I know I’m terribly out of shape, but I can do this; it doesn’t seem too hard; let me give it a try”.
And once you finish these 6 weeks you will feel better than you’ve felt in years and then be ready for a more typical, less easy routine. For example, the free routine in 3 Months To A New You.
This plan for 6 weeks does require you to learn a few exercises for which you’ll either need a gym membership or a few sets of dumbbells. But trust me, you can do it!
Let’s Take It Day By Day
Week 1 (more…)
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