Getting into a new routine can be tough particularly if your normal routine is revolving around work.

When training in a gym that provides fitness classes and fitness timetables you may find it a motivational tool to sign up to said classes or follow a class timetable. For many people, attending classes after a work shift is a great way to help wind down after a long day at work, for others, it is something to look forward to at the end of the day. You don’t even need to sign up to a class by yourself, you can sign up with friends and train together in the class. Training together friends can also be a great motivator if you find that training together with people you know helps push you.

If you can set aside just thirty minutes a day into your schedule to train in the gym, at home or whilst out then it’s better than doing nothing and going with the flow. For me in my experience, I liked to book onto multiple classes, sometimes one after the other time permitting, so that I could be more productive in the gym. Taking part in classes back to back can be very tiring so it would be best to throw caution into the wind so that you are not pushing yourself too hard. Pushing yourself too hard could lead to major fatigue or even worse, it could lead to an injury.

Injuries in the gym are common for a number of reasons. I have experienced injury, falling over and all sorts during my time in the gym. A mistake that I did not learn from at the time is that I carried an injury with me for over a year before getting surgery to rectify the issue. I look to go into more detail about said injury in an upcoming post but for now, the moral of the story is, train hard but also train smart! For me, I was training hard but not particularly being very smart about it!

Happy Posting! Stay Safe!