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Be Your Own Personal Trainer! |
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Written by Diet Detective Editorial Staff
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Four ways to push your workout to new heights all by yourself.
Good personal trainers do more than just teach you about exercise: They
make sure that every visit you make to the gym counts, monitor your
goals, keep your workouts at a steady pace and offer that last bit of
motivation to fuel your progress when you begin to run on fumes.
Getting this kind of support doesn't have to cost you; you can get a
few of the perks of a personal trainer just by doing these four things
for yourself:
Keep a training log.
Write down everything you're doing and then take a look at the numbers
every six weeks. A trainer knows what your body is capable of doing not
because of their expertise but because they're taking the time to
measure your successes and failures.
Plan as you rest.
Instead of counting seconds between sets, use the time to start
planning your next move. Grab the weights you'll be using next, check
how many repetitions you did during your last workout, ask the big guy
in the racerback tank if he's almost through with that bench. Thinking
two steps ahead will keep you from wasting time during your workout.
Put pressure on yourself.
Money can be motivating. You're less inclined to skip a session for
which you've already paid. If you need that kind of incentive to stay
psyched, make a deal with a friend or significant other that you'll pay
them $5 every time you miss a scheduled workout.
Ward off distractions at the gym.
Having a trainer is the best way to keep people from interrupting your
routine, because people are less likely to chat with you when they see
that you're busy. To achieve that same
I'm-too-involved-in-my-workout-for-the-likes-of-you look, try listening
to a portable headset instead. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 July 2006 )
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