"The idea of a gym is very intimidating for people who have never been into physical fitness" according to an article in O magazine. I am one of those people! I thought I can never convince myself to get a gym membership and work out regularly. It is because I do not enjoy exercising under the closed space. I love swimming jogging and cyclying. To me, those activity are enough to keep me in shape and healthy. But they are limited to weather condition. In fact, last month my new bike was stolen from the back yard of our university, although it was locked and it was the semester break, less people at university! The tragedy made me angry, sad and shocked! So, I needed to do something with my time over the long days at work...
According to this article, the motivating factor is the main trigger that people start doing exercises. The reasons that are matter to them such as fighting diseases, losing weight and keeping it off, looking good and fitted, being more energetic during days and getting better sleep over nights and slowing the effects of aging. Yes. regular exercises result in above outcomes but not all at the same time. For example, exercise reduce the risk of a number of conditions, such as cancer, cardiocascular and osteoporosis and diabetes diseases. It also firms the body, improve postures and give the skin a glow. Women usually think of this! I personally like the fact that one session of exercise put us in a better mood for three to four hours, at least. It also well-documented that exercise helps combat depression. Another motivating factor for me is that although exercise is energizing, it also wears us out! As we eventually feel more vibrant during the day and sleep better at night! There are other reasons that motivate people to work out including reducing the pain of arthritis, back pains and being an example for the rest of the family. The important point here is individuals should find the most important reasons that they care about!
I found mine! Firstly, I love Yoga and zumba. Most gyms have fitness classes that include those. It is more economic for me to pay the gym membership and attend the fitness classes instead of going to each session separately. Secondly, I am a PhD student and that requires a sedentary lifestyle including sitting at computers, reading papers and books and writing notes for long hours. Although I love research but it can become very boring if you do it as a job. So, I needed a escape from my work, the university environment. I found gym atmosphere and fitness classes very encouraging in a sense to focus better at work and enjoy more in doing exercise!
So, here is my own experience after a month of regular work out. We often think of many excuses that stand in our way: no passion, no time, no money, suffered from injury...but once you institute a zero-tolerance policy for excuses, you will be able to move forward and get around almost any obstacle. Yet hordes of people - even those with busy schedules and chronic pain - manage to exercise!
Let's do it then!!!!!!!!
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