The First Step

Chris overhead pressing

Often times the hardest part of an exercise program is just getting started. The first step is often the hardest. I often say that my hardest job is getting people in the door the first time. There are countless numbers of people that intend to start exercising but they say they will start next week or next month, and then never get around to starting. The best thing I could tell you if you are thinking about starting to exercise and eat right is that you need to start today. You don't have to go crazy and overwork yourself or completely overhaul your diet, you just need to do something, anything in order to get started. I once read somewhere that change is the thing that humans fear the most, because change brings uncertainty. People are scared of what change might bring even if it is for the better. We are all creatures of habit and the habit of eating poorly and being sedentary is a hard one to break because it becomes a vicious cycle. The more out of shape you get the harder exercise becomes which makes getting started even harder. Like I said the best thing you can do is get started today and change your habits before it gets too late.

Workout of the Day

1 min lunge, deadlift, pushpress, pullups

rest 1 min

repeat for 4 rounds