First thing before beginning any new program being a beginner or an advanced trainer, is to set goals, the more specific the better, long and short term goals.
What do you want to improve ( cardiovascular fitness, muscle tone, overall fitness) which ever the case, get a clear goal in mind and keep track with your progress, this will not only help you keep on track and eliminate pointless nonsence which is counter productive and time consuming.
So my advice is to get a clear picture and plan in mind before you start, to help you set your plan in motion.
Get some help , ask questions if you are not sure, if you are realy struggeling get a personal trainer or ask an instructor at the gym.
If you havent trained in a while, go for an accesment at your gym, get yourself checked, dint go into anything blind, you might feel strong and healthy, but as soon as a new stressor is added to your life style, a whole new picture come into play, so check blood pressure, blood sugar levels, fitness level, like i said, the more you know and the more info you have to be included into your plan, the better and more aquirite your plan will ultimatly be.
When starting out, take it slow, use the firt week of the program to see where the problems are, where you are not sure, where can you inprove things or where are things that you want to change, so the first week is to be set out for trail and error, so your plan can go smooth and as stable as possible.
Take your time, this is a new shock to your body, so give your body time to react and get use to the new stress, nothing works over night, so be patient.
Don't go at it at fast past, ease into a new program, your body needs to reprogram itself and rewire its motor funktions to the new moves provided by a new program, so take it slow and give your body the time its needed to program itself to do the moves proper and with good form.
So my tip for any new program- take your time
- set goals (long and short term)
- ease into a new program
- go for an accesment ( risk screening)
- ask if you know, rather be sure than sorry
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