You may have seen all of the supermodels or male models in
the magazines. They’re absolutely gorgeous. But the fact of the matter is, most
of the time it’s mainly airbrushed. This doesn’t mean that you can’t achieve a
body like that, but it’s going to take some time.
Here are a few steps to hitting your fitness goal. Keep in
mind however that fitness doesn’t mean that you have to be a skinny Minnie. You
can be 150 lbs, with absolutely no muscle and be fit. You can also be 300 lbs
and flabby and be physically fit. Physical fitness isn’t about being skinny and
muscular. It’s about being able to go the distance without collapsing from leg
cramps or you might not look like much, but that doesn’t mean anything. Anyways,
here are those steps:
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Start looking at what you’re eating. Are you eating high calorie foods with
a lot of junk in them? Start replacing them. Say that you have potato chips
but you love chopped up cabbage and could eat it all day. Switch them. Now,
keep in mind that these transitions will be difficult. You can keep a SMALL
bag of potato chips around in case the cabbage just doesn’t do it. But only
eat a few chips at a time. Don’t buy any more. You’re slowly weaning
yourself off of junk food. You may start to feel a wee bit refreshed after
the changes truly start to take hold. This is good. Also remember to add
more fruits to your diet. If you don’t like apples or oranges or big fruits
all that much, try adding berries instead. They’re smaller and don’t feel
like such a task when you have to eat them (for those of whom aren’t
particularly fond of fruit).
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Find a workout that works for you. Maybe you’re already at your fitness goal
and just want to build a little bit of muscle. Look for workouts geared
towards that. If you haven’t reached your fitness goal, look for something
that will help you. Maybe you need to be able to get your endurance up. Look
for continuous cardio. Or maybe you need to be able to start and stop
cardio. Try that too.
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Mix it up. Once you’ve gotten to your fitness goal, keep it up. Even before
that, you should have mixed things up. Maybe one day was endurance training
and the next was something else, and then back to endurance training. The
point is, if you focus on one thing, you won’t strengthen your bodies in
other areas.