From time to time, everyone has a thought and even a desire to start playing sports, move more, lose extra pounds, regain their former shape or build muscle. You even buy a gym membership or promise yourself to start running on Monday. But for some reason, I can’t go in for sports beyond 2-3 classes. Let’s try to figure out where and what mistakes we make.

NEED AIM
You decide to do, for example, running. Why do you want to run? For what?

The main criteria for setting a goal should be as follows: the goal must be measurable, under your control, realistic (assessment of the realism of the goal comes with time), the deadline for achieving the goal is determined.

Option: I run 30 minutes a day three times a week, lose 100 grams a day and in two months I lose 2.5 kilograms of weight!

FIRST, I WILL BUY A NEW SUIT, SNEAKERS, SOCKS, PANTS …
There is such an ambush here that the start of the first run / workout is postponed until the moment you buy yourself everything you need. In turn, at the time of purchase, many factors also influence: money may run out, the store may not have T-shirts of your favorite color … In short, if you want to go in for sports, put on what you have at the moment and go ahead!

It is very important to start first, and then everything else.

REGULAR POSTPONED WORKOUT TODAY
What can I say, “just do it!”. We decided that at exactly the appointed time we start running, if you treat yourself to indulgence, then you will still be at the same level of physical fitness. If there is a great desire to postpone until tomorrow, then “write out” a fine for yourself for an uncomfortable amount, which you will later spend on charity, or argue with someone that you will still do it.

MAXIMUM PUT IN THE FIRST WORKOUT
Most likely, you already know this, we didn’t run for six months, a year, then we went out into the street and immediately ran for five kilometers, of which four will be covered on foot. In general, the first workout can be in the form of a regular walk around the house, and over time, you need to increase the distance and time of the run. The same goes for swinging the press or exercising on simulators. Start small so that you enjoy, not the pain, from the first sports.

TRAINING IRREGULARITY
It is very important to run regularly at the initial stage, at least for three weeks, until The ability to run is not built into the brain. The most important thing is to accustom the body to the jogging schedule. Do not despair if you missed a workout 1-2 times for reasons beyond your control, just keep jogging regularly. You probably know that it takes 21 days to form a habit. Hold out for this time, then you will see the first results, and the habit will begin to affect.

So the main thing is to start. You will succeed!