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Before telling yourself “I need to be healthy, I need to diet”, it’s more important to make sure you get yourself in the right mind set to being. People who don’t start off with the right mind set are sure to drop out and give in to the health wrecking foods, rather than those who are focused on their goals and choose their nutrition based on their lifestyle and regular daily diet.

Three things you need to focus on when thinking about a healthy diet and setting yourself up to a proper mind set:

You’re Willing To Accept Mistakes

You need to understand that no one is “perfect”. Mistakes happen and don’t pretend they don’t. If you are expecting to be 100% perfect as soon as you start, then you’ve set yourself up for problems. It is how you go about with these mistakes that determine the outcome of your success.

You Focus on Effort

The next thing you need to do is to make sure you focus on the effort you are putting in rather than the outcome, having a healthy mind set and a balanced diet should be part of your lifestyle instead of something you need to do to achieve a goal. Losing weight is hardly ever linear, instead, most of the times you will see different periods of weight loss either being faster or slower than usual, don’t let this put you off. Remember, it’s about effort and lifestyle, not outcome.

You won’t progress and achieve any significant results if you are just going to be thrown off by every little barrier that comes your way. Your body adapts to change in different ways which you can’t control and this could end you up feeling powerless, instead give maximum effort into what you can control – work out and eat right.

Be Flexible

It’s important that you are willing to be flexible towards your approach. A lot of things always happen in life, some of which could get in the way of your diet at times, make sure you are flexible in dealing with it.

Not everything works for everyone, you won’t have a perfect daily diet from the first day, you will need to adjust your diet as you go along with what life throws at you. If you try making your diet so fixed that one little change will throw you off, you probably won’t follow that diet for very long.

Think About the Long Term

Make it a long term goal that you will keep being healthy, not something to do from now until you reach your goal. Picture it as something you need to do to go on about your life every day and forward.  If you are thinking to yourself you’re going to be fine after you have reached your goal and drop all the habits you picked up on the way, the odds are you won’t reach your goal in the first place.

So stick with these points and set your mind to a healthy frame, it will make the difference.

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“There are a few key things you need to make sure are put in place if you are focused on building lean muscle mass.”

Either yourself, or you know a lot of people, who have time after time again set the goal of building lean muscle mass but always fail, because they are missing probably the most vital basics which hold them back from achieving results. Here are our TOP THREE fundamentals for building muscle:

1.YOU ARE NOT EATING ENOUGH!

The number one cause for you not gaining any muscle size that you’re looking for is not eating enough. Ask any fitness professional, they will tell you the first basic of putting on any kind of mass is that energy input needs to be greater than energy output (this is not to say you shouldn’t work as hard as you can in the gym).

You need calories to grow, if not enough are coming in, you won’t grow – it’s that simple. It is recommended to consume 200 – 300 calories over maintenance value to notice any sort of increase in mass.

2. NOT ENOUGH REST!

The second most important reason why you are not building muscle mass (and probably the most important in relevance to any exercise) is that you are not resting enough. Would more regular exercise in the gym guarantee you fast results? – Sort of, but not quite.

When you put your muscles under tension and pressure of exercise, you are tearing and damaging the muscle fibers. When you rest, especially when you sleep, that is when your body repairs these damaged fibers and THAT is when they GROW and DEVELOP. If you are not giving your body enough rest, then your growth and recovery will slow down immensely.

3. YOU ARE DOING THE SAME WORKOUT!

And here is our final basic principle to make sure you get the best out of your workouts. An amazing thing about being human is that we have the capability to adapt to change, physically and psychologically. If you train your body with the same movements and exercises in every workout, your body and your mind will familiarise itself with that routine causing you to stop developing. This is what we call “plateau” which is a word you might hear a lot. In the fitness industry this means “reaching a state of little or no change after a period of activity or progress”.

The best way to avoid a plateau is to always “shock” your body so it never becomes accustomed to your exercise. The way to do this is by changing different variants in your work outs, this includes doing different exercises, changing the weight, sets, reps, rest time, advanced methods (supersets, drop sets, pyramids, circuits, interval cardio) and how many times a week you work out.

Put all these 3 factors into play and watch your body grow before your eyes.

Getting into shape is a promise that many people make themselves, but it is one where too many often fail. In some cases, the routines become boring. Other times, people don’t see the results they want soon enough and they feel the discouragement settle over them. When you don’t approach getting into shape the right way, failure is imminent. You have to go in with a plan and stick to that plan. However, most people don’t know the first thing about coming up with a workable plan to meet their fitness goals. The Fitness Revolution team of highly qualified personal trainers in St Johns Wood  will be able to change that.

The Right Plan

Before you or your trainer is able to implement a plan, you have to know your goals. What do you want to get from the exercise? Are you trying to lose weight or are you trying to add some muscle to your body?  Is it a combination of these things? Once you understand your overall goals, you will find that it is much easier for your trainer to develop a road map that will help you get there.

Your Fitness Revolution personal training specialists will be able to help you find the best exercises and routines to help you meet your goals no matter what that might be. From specialized cardio routines that incorporate calisthenics, boxing, or weights to routines that incorporate outdoor activities, your trainer will be able to find the best solution.

When you are talking with your trainer about your goals, it’s important to be honest about your current level of fitness. Even if you are not overweight, you might not have the energy levels to keep up with some of the routines that he or she might suggest. That’s okay. Just tell your trainer that you want to start out very slowly and work your way up to the more rigorous routines.

You can also ask your trainer for some tips on things that you can do when you aren’t at the gym. Since you will likely only be working out with a trainer a few times a week, you have a number of other days where you could be doing something healthy on your own. The trainer might suggest hiking, swimming in a pool, or playing tennis. The more healthy activities you are able to incorporate into your life the faster you will be able to get into shape.

Reaching Your Goals

 
One of the best things about choosing to be trained by a Fitness Revolution personal trainer is that you will not only have a new friend but  a companion with you every step of the way as you take your journey to a healthier body and a better life. The trainer will be able to encourage you when you are feeling low and praise you when you start meeting all of your goals. It’s nice to have someone who understands what you are doing as well as the dedication that you are putting into your exercise.

You will also find that you can reach your goals more easily when you have a personal trainer guiding you, and that’s something that everyone wants!

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