Almost everybody I see wants to get in shape and work out, but what I also see is that a lot of people go about it in the wrong way. It seems like people want to go from zero to a hundred miles an hour in a split second, not realizing that the key is to pace yourself and ease your way into a more healthy way of life. If you've never worked out before, or hardly ever, I wouldn't recommend you jump head over heels instantly into a severe and rigorous regiment and just brutalize yourself in the gym to try and get in shape. Your more than likely to give up, or you won't be consistent, because this is too hard. Instead, what I would suggest to people is to start off small, and then gradually work your way up in your fitness levels.
Start walking around the block or your subdivision for a couple of days. Then by the end of the week, maybe you could start jogging, and then by next week you could maybe go running. Don't worry if you can't do 50 push-ups in one minute right off the bat. Do 3 sets of 5 for a week, then next week try to do 3 sets of 10, and then the week after that, see if you can do 15 or 20, and so on. The point that I'm trying to make is that you want to ease fitness into your life in a way that's comfortable to you. Start off small, and then work your way up to the big stuff when your body has time to grow and develop. Doing it this way will make things so much easier, and it will feel a lot more natural and agreeable to your body.
Find things that you like to do recreationally that cause you to have to move, and keep doing them. Make it fun and enjoyable; don't even think of it as exercising. Most of all, find a way to make all these things habitual, so that they become regular routines; things you do without giving much thought to them. This is how you really make fitness into a lifestyle that's actually enjoyable, instead of a chore that's dreadful.
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