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title: 'HOW TO *actually* START YOUR FITNESS JOURNEY | tips, motivation, & mindset'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=VSAzXGqYcsA'
video_id: 'VSAzXGqYcsA'
date: 2026-07-01
duration_sec: 715
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# HOW TO *actually* START YOUR FITNESS JOURNEY | tips, motivation, & mindset

> Source: [HOW TO *actually* START YOUR FITNESS JOURNEY | tips, motivation, & mindset](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VSAzXGqYcsA)

## Summary

This video provides a step-by-step guide to starting a fitness journey, focusing on building sustainable habits rather than quick fixes. The creator shares five key steps: setting clear goals, choosing a workout routine, scheduling workouts, simplifying nutrition, and shifting mindset. The emphasis is on consistency, process over outcome, and making fitness a non-negotiable part of daily life.

### Key Points

- **Define Clear Goals** [00:42] — Write down specific goals (e.g., gym 3x/week, 10k steps) and focus on process over outcome (e.g., how clothes fit, energy levels).
- **Choose a Sustainable Workout Routine** [01:58] — Structure workouts with compound movements (squats, deadlifts), unilateral exercises (split squats), and isolation moves (bicep curls). Track lifts for progressive overload.
- **Make Time for Fitness** [03:03] — Schedule workouts like appointments, find your best time, and have a pre-workout routine to eliminate decision fatigue.
- **Simplify Nutrition** [04:40] — Simplify nutrition with a Sunday reset: grocery shop, meal plan, and organize kitchen. Focus on whole foods: protein (beef, chicken, eggs), carbs (rice, oats), fats (avocado, nuts).
- **Shift Mindset for Long-Term Success** [10:33] — Results take time; focus on daily habits and discipline. Push through days you don't feel like going—the person you want to be is on the other side of discomfort.

## Transcript

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ever told yourself that this is a year
you're finally going to get into shape
but somehow you keep falling off trust
me I get it because I've been there
before I made Fitness a lifestyle I
struggled with feeling lost overwhelmed
and feeling like I had no real Direction
but the truth is starting your fitness
journey is so much more than just going
to the gym or eating healthy it's about
building habits that actually fit into
your life so in today's video I'm
breaking down five gamechanging steps
that will make your fitness journey
stick this time this isn't about quick
fixes or unrealistic plans this is about
setting yourself up for long-term
success let's get into
it step one is to figure out exactly
what you want you need to be clear and
specific about your goal are you trying
to build muscle get leaner improve
endurance maybe it's just a feeling of
feeling more confident in your body for
me actually writing down my goals helped
so much every morning I take a few
minutes to journal reminding myself
exactly why I'm doing this because let's
be real motivation will fade there there
will be days where you don't feel like
showing up but but when you have a goal
that's clear it's easier to stay
consistent and your goal doesn't have to
be extreme it could literally be you
committing to the gym three times a week
or drinking more water or even walking
10,000 steps a day and one mindset shift
that completely changed for me was
focusing on the process and not the
outcome if your goal is Fat Loss don't
obsess over the scale instead track how
strong you feel how your energy improves
how your clothes fit differently the
more you focus on the small winds the
more motivated you'll
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stay okay now that you have a goal let's
talk about your workout routine because
this is where a lot of people can go
wrong they either do too much too fast
or they pick a plan that doesn't align
with what they want for example if
you're trying to build muscle but all
you're doing is cardio that's probably
not going to cut it and if you're trying
to lose fat but skipping on strength
training you're missing out on so many
benefits the key to choosing a plan is
one that supports your goal two is
actually sustainable for your schedule
and three is something that you enjoy
for me I keep my workout structured and
effective by sticking to this format do
compound movements these could be your
heavy multi-joint lifts like squats dead
lifts or presses I then move on into a
unilateral exercise this can help
correct muscle imbalances and improve
stability think of things like single
leg rdls split squats single arm rows I
then finish off my workout with one to
two isolation movements these focus on
specific muscles like bicep curls tricep
extensions or lateral raises this keeps
my workout efficient balanced and goal
driven listen if you're new to the gym
and feeling overwhelmed just stick to
the basics focus on mastering your form
and compound lifts first before adding
extra weight and lastly track your lift
so you can focus on Progressive Overload
at the end of the day consistency
matters more than anything the perfect
plan means nothing if you can't stick to
it so pick something realistic and start
showing up
consistently so now that you've set your
goal and picked out your workout routine
now you need to fit it into your life
because if you don't it's only a matter
of time before you fall off and let's be
real for a second most people don't
struggle with motivation they struggle
with structure how many times have you
told yourself I'll go to the gym later
and then later comes and suddenly you're
too tired something comes up or you just
don't feel like it anymore that's why I
always say treat your workouts like an
important meeting you wouldn't just
randomly fit in a work meeting or a
doctor's appointment so schedule it and
start showing up your workouts deserve
the same level of priority and I know
some of you might be thinking I don't
have time I'm too busy I'll go when I
have more energy but here's the truth
you don't find time you make time like I
said before schedule it like an
appointment literally block off time in
your calendar and treat it as a
non-negotiable also find your best
workout time if you're not a morning
person don't force yourself to train at
5:00 a.m. if your evenings are packed
hit the gym earlier in the day set a
realistic Commitment if you can only go
3 days a week that is totally fine just
be consistent with those three and also
have a plan before you get into the gym
nothing wastes time more than walking in
and not knowing what you're doing also
for me having a pre-workout routine
changed everything it eliminates
decision-making and gets me in gym mode
my routine usually looks like this I
finish off work I don't scroll I don't
have any distractions I close my laptop
and shift Focus I change into my gym fit
and something about putting on a cute
outfit just makes me feel so much better
about going into the gym the goal here
is to make your workouts a
non-negotiable but also sustainable
because at the end of the day it's not
about having the perfect plan it's about
having a plan that you can actually
stick to and once it becomes part of
your routine you won't even have to
think about it it'll just be something
that you
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do okay now let's talk about nutrition
because no matter how hard you train
what you put into your body matters just
as much as your workouts and listen I
know nutrition can feel overwhelming
there's so much information out there
calories macros meal timing what to eat
what not to eat eat it's really easy to
over complicate it but here's what I've
learned the simpler you can make it the
easier it is to stay consistent because
eating healthy isn't just about knowing
what to do it's about setting yourself
up for success I first recommend
starting with a Sunday reset for me
Sunday is my reset day it's when I set
myself up for the week so I'm not
scrambling every day trying to figure
out what to eat I go grocery shopping I
stock up on everything that I need for
the week I also meal plan I don't prep
every single meal but I make sure that I
have staples ready and lastly I clean
and organize because the clean kitchen
makes it so much more easier to at home
when I go grocery shopping I keep it
simple I focus on Whole nutrient-dense
Foods that fuel my body here's my go-to
list for protein sources I go for beef
chicken eggs Greek yogurt carbs I go for
Rice oats fruit potatoes the fats could
be anywhere from avocados raw cheese
nuts and one of the best things that you
can do is go to the store with a plan
make a list before you go so you're not
just throwing random stuff in your cart
and then wondering what to eat later I
don't over complicate meals I keep
things super simple high in protein and
something that I actually enjoy at the
end of the day you you don't need a
perfect diet you just need a system that
works for
you welcome to my active work closet
this actually is one of my favorite
Parts about my apartment I just love
walking in here every single morning and
just thinking to myself like what should
I wear today there's so many options so
in this part of the video I wanted to
talk to you guys about investing in some
cute active wear and I know it's not in
everyone's budget to shop every single
drop which I totally understand because
before I was an athlete or before I was
sponsored by any brand like I was very
limited on what I was buying thought I
would talk you guys through my favorite
honor active pieces so that you know
exactly what to buy I'm not the best at
organizing this closet but this all Mak
sense to me so down here we have the
shorts over here we have leggings up
here we have sports bras and on this
wall we have all the tops and jackets
from honor active starting off with my
favorite product with leggings my
favorite leggings from H interactive has
to be effortless for sure reason why we
all love effortless is because because a
it's super flattering B it's comfortable
and C it's just super moldable to your
body like these leggings look good on
every single person see there's a butt
scrunch here it's super subtle it just
snatches you in makes your glutes look
so good and yeah these are my favorite
leggings this is the color purple orchid
my favorite onor active sport bra is
changing by the minute but if I had to
pair something with these leggings it
would have to be this micro bralette up
here I believe this is the unified micro
bralette comfortable it has pretty good
coverage and it's just really really
flattering I quickly put these on so you
guys can see what it looks like okay
this is fit one like I said super
flattering especially in the back with
the butt scrunch just really flatters
your glutes and the sports bra is super
comfortable like I feel like this is
such a cute outfit obsessed I just put
on the matching top and I forgot how
much I love these this is the everyday
seamless fitted tops if I'm not wrong
I'll leave it on the screen scen so you
guys can see but on the days that you
don't want to wear a sports Bron you
just want to wear a matching top I feel
like this is such a cute outfit okay
just picked out outfit number two these
are the unified wrap shorts in forest
green I believe I love these shorts
specifically on leg day just because it
look super flattering they are different
than the effortless they don't have a
butt scrunch they just really accentuate
your glutes still because of the Contour
so I love these and I'm pairing it with
this white long sleeve top that just
released last week I don't know if it's
still in stock so don't come for me but
this top with the open
back literally obsessed I haven't even
worn it to the gym yet but I was
planning on wearing it with those shorts
so I want to show you guys what it looks
like I am literally obsessed I think I
met like this more than outfit number
one but I feel like the shorts just look
super flattering on I really love how
it's wrapped and it just you know shows
your curves and on top of it this long
sleeve is so comfortable you don't have
to wear it with any sortz brought it has
padding inside and my favorite part
about it is obviously the open
back and yeah I just feel like this is
the cutest leg day fit okay last outfit
to give you some inso but this is soft
motion I haven't showed you guys this
yet this is one of my favorite
collections from enactive I know that I
keep saying favorite but genuinely mean
it with this one I'd say for the gym you
definitely can wear it it is sweat
wicking but I love this more for
lifestyle and everyday so to run errands
or maybe if you're going going to a
pilates class like the best workout
outfit ever it's so cute and it's also
very minimal branding so it doesn't look
super flashy I just love it so I'm
wearing their sports bra and then these
are their straight leg pants which you
guys can't see I'll show you guys in the
other room and they also have these
jackets to match and I just had to show
you guys because it literally looks
stunning like are you guys seeing this
outfit I'm literally obsessed so
fluttering looks so expensive and I just
feel so confident so this is what the
straight leg looks like I literally love
how loose they are at the knee they're
just so flattering I'm literally
obsessed yeah those are some of my
favorite pieces from honor active and
like I said before I know that it's not
in everyone's budget to splurge on so
much active wear like totally understand
that when I first started my fitness
journey I think I had one good pair of
leggings and one cute sports bra that I
literally wore to the ground like
literally really re-washing it and
wearing it probably every other day like
that's how good that outfit made me feel
just made me want to wear it every
single time I went to the gym so yeah
wanted to mention that I do have a
discount code with honor active it's
code Brenda and my support link is in my
bio if you want to shop I do like to
host monthly giveaways to those who use
my support link just because I know how
good it feels to wear a c confident
outfit in the gym so I just want to give
back as much as I can okay so now that
we just covered the exact ways on how to
get started in your fitness journey I
want to end this video off with a little
motivation and shifting your mindset so
first off I want you to engrave this
into your head that the results that you
want to see aren't going to happen
overnight you know what that is okay
because the person that you're going to
become throughout this journey is going
to be worth it you're going to find
yourself you're going to feel so much
more confident and you're going to be so
proud of everything that you've achieved
and I also want you to know that the way
that you're going to see results is how
you show up every single day so I really
want you to be clear on your habits and
stick to them every single day so really
get good at prioritizing your daily
habits and making the gym non-negotiable
there's of course going to be days that
you don't feel like going to the gym or
you don't feel like showing up at all
but in those moments you're actually
going to push through and you're going
to feel so much better about yourself
you're going to build discipline you're
going to feel good because the person
that you want to be is on the opposite
side of everything that you're putting
off in those moments that you really
push yourself and don't skip the gym you
actually build more character and you
build discipline so I really want you to
remind yourself of your why and push
through on the days that maybe you're
doubting yourself and lastly I want to
say don't wait for the perfect time to
start because I promise you you will be
waiting forever the only time to start
is now so now that you saw this video
you know exactly what you need to do and
to help out I do have my workouts listed
I post a lot of my content my workout
routines on socials I'll leave them over
here for you to see I just want you guys
to know that you really can do this and
I'm going to be here supporting you
every step of the way I'm excited to see
you get to your goals this year
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