There is not a fitness solution that is “one size fits all.” For most people, fitness is the last thing on their minds. This is because we’ve traded our stalking prey in the fields and trekking through the wilderness to gather food for keyboards, monitors, smartphones, notifications, medications to patch our broken organs and neural feedback mechanism, etc. Speed and convenience supersede everything else. To reincorporate human-kind with our more active ancestry, services have “streamlined” and glamorized the new, hip forms of training that are supposed to be done by and loved by everyone. Well, unless you’re in the industry as one of the “so-called” elite athletes, gurus, experts or whathaveyou, making your workout the #1 priority of the day is, well, not the #1 priority.
We have careers, families, friends, non-fitness related goals, the list goes on. Personally, I tried many different ways to get back to my glory days. Many to no avail. Bodybuilding workouts to get massive gains, running programs to shed weight fast and go the distance, and home video programs to challenge you for 3 months to tear yourself apart because that’s the ONLY way you’re going to lose weight. The thing about most of these programs is that they’re wrong. Also, they’re right. Hang with me:
My arduous journey of finding out what this allusive “fitness” was all about has led me to a simple epiphany. Your fitness goals need to be set to achieve a specific goal that is in line with your lifestyle. There is not a “one size fits all” for fitness. That’s right, if you’re a desk jockey wanting to move towards a healthier lifestyle, going to a HIIT fitness club with bright flashing lights and blaring music at the tempo of 160 where you start doing burpees as many reps as possible as soon as DJ Fitty Fit drops the beat for the next 30 seconds may not be for you. Also, it might. Really, it comes down to what your priorities in life currently are. If you’re the single income breadwinner of a family responsible for yourself plus 4 more and a number of fur babies, then a 30 – 60 minute home workout 3 times a week with the goal of maintaining good heart health and balanced muscle development may be the best fit.
The point is, find an activity that you can incorporate into your life with goals that make sense so you can find the fit person in you, or your “FiT ME.”
Co-Owner of FiT ME Brand, LLC