Lets be Practical

Believe it or not, I too have been there, done it. Yes, I mean all the mistakes a start-up fitness freak would do. 

To begin with an expensive fitness center membership , I am sure the fitness centers make more money from the people who walk-in only for subscriptions and not for workouts...I admit by all means that I have whole-heatedly done that contribution.

The place not only had all the amenities that one could think of , a swimming pool a full fledged fitness center with 10 treadmills, all the things you need for weight training a place to run around, racquet ball etc etc etc. but also quite a number of good looking people , you know what i mean...I was like wow this is the place I need to be in... This is where am going to wake up to every morning without fail from TOMORROW... Yeah Every living being would have taken this resolution at least once in his /her life time. Don't you think so?

It did not take me long to realize that getting into proper workout gear, and driving my car to the fitness center could be so so so difficult. I was so frustrated as it was getting tougher and tougher but I had to keep going. The weather wasn't helping either at a stage I was finding reasons to avoid getting ready and to go. 

Woke up after a week which seemed like a decade to me realizing that I have more reasons for not driving to the gym than not going to the grocery store . Realizing that there should be more ways to stay strong than going to fitness centers, a bit of home googling helped me realize the traditional forms of workouts works out better than the machines. 

My laundry man in India is still not aware of the fact that machines can make you run and still does not let you move an inch. Yet he seems so fit and fine. Just a small chat and realized fitness is more than fitness centers

So what did I learn, Some workouts where you use your body weight for everything no weights no fancy machines that occupy your living room. All I needed was myself and a pull up bar and I did not have to block my calender to get to the fitness center anymore nor did I have to change into a proper gear.

Below are some of the workouts that you could do anywhere anytime and some tricks that help you shape your body better

1) Push Ups

2) Sit Ups

3) Jump Sit Ups

4) Stand Up Crunches

5) Cycling Crunches

6) Lunges

7) Skipping

8) Frog Jumping in the living room

9) Plank, Moving Plank

10) Pull Ups and simple Stretches

Another age old trick that my friend taught me, never let your body get used to a routine, So I kept changing my workout time, the work outs themselves. Stay connected to this space for more on each of these workouts.

Now is the Time

If you were to ask me about my favorite quote I would spontaneously say "If I am not for myself who will be for me". 

There are few things in this world that only you can do, no matter how hard people tried, no one else can eat for you when you are hungry, drink for you when you are thirsty, or smile for you when your happy. Seems these are the most important things and no wonder you have the sole responsibility. 

Similar is the case when it comes to maintaining good health and staying strong. But this has its repercussions  positive though, But how? 

• When YOU take care of your self, it is one thing less for your family to worry about. 
• When you are healthy and strong you build a better (I mean quality) future for people around you by being a motivation a means of positive energy, a source of support, a stable mind to talk to, a strong shoulder to lean on. 

All this boils down to is spending some time for yourself helps everyone around you in a big way. And if you are not doing it already, NOW IS THE TIME my friend even the next minute is too late as it may not happen. 

And if you here thinking about starting on this quest to meet the stronger you, you are at the right place at the right time. Now, I am going to set some perspectives here. Most of the people I have had the opportunity of talking to, (on this topic of course) seem to pretty much have the same mindset and I am very sorry to say that I find it MESSED UP (for the want of a decent word :)). 

 "I would like you to imagine the following set of words are in BOLD, CAPTILIZED and in the LARGEST FONT SIZE possible"

1. Set NOOOO Goals - THE MOST MOST important thing in this quest is never set yourself any goals because there is no #!@$ ing goal to achieve and you never stop !!! you just keep going. Every time you workout you are doing something good for yourself (body and mind) and it is similar to eating or drinking should or can never ever stop. So please don't fool your self saying I am going to loose so many pounds in so many days or anything.

1.1 Enjoy the Process - This would have been the first thing on my list but just because a few people chose to piss me off, I had to push this to 1.1  (this is so important that I couldn't number it "2"). So what am I talking about when I say enjoy the process. All I am saying here is learn to enjoy the process of getting stronger. 

You could do some crunches, push ups , go for a jog, hit some weights at the fitness center etc, what ever you do just enjoy and love what you are doing. I once wrote on facebook that if you are just thinking about the end result and are not enjoying the process...dont do it..This applies to everything playing a game, watching a movie or having sex. Getting stronger falls in the same scheme of things. And when you enjoy the process you will want MORE ;)

2. Accept Rather Love the Pain - I will have to say this process of becoming stronger is a painful process. The pain you feel is a sign of you getting stronger. Time for my second favorite quote "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger". This pain from a strenuous workout is something you can brag about and feel good about cos its a sign of your fatigue, laziness and weakness leaving you.