how to start working out: *life-changing* tips to be consistent, advice for motivation & gym anxiety

[00:00] so I used to be the most inconsistent

[00:02] person ever like I literally could not

[00:04] stick to a workout routine to save my

[00:05] life and every single New Year that

[00:07] would roll around I would always make

[00:08] the same goal and it was to start

[00:09] working out and I'd stick to it for a

[00:11] few days maybe a few weeks and then one

[00:13] day I would just Skip and then that one

[00:14] day would turn into the rest of the year

[00:16] coming from someone that used to be the

[00:17] most inconsistent person ever I'm going

[00:19] to teach you exactly how to stay

[00:21] consistent and get into your gym girl

[00:22] routine

[00:25] so first things first your fitness

[00:27] journey is not a short-lived era it's a

[00:29] lifestyle I know this sounds so corny

[00:31] but it's true I think the main reason

[00:33] why me and probably a lot of other

[00:35] people have trouble sticking to working

[00:36] out is because we want short term

[00:38] sometimes kind of unimportant goals such

[00:41] as you know I want to lose 15 pounds I

[00:43] want a big butt I want a snatched waist

[00:45] Etc and you know what I know we all do

[00:47] it okay we always compare ourselves to

[00:48] other people I used to scroll through

[00:50] Instagram and see girls with the most

[00:51] insane bodies and immediately I jumped

[00:53] to my mirror and start doing like 100

[00:55] squats I'm guilty okay I've done it

[00:57] before oftentimes your mentality and

[00:59] your motivation behind these goals is

[01:01] because you're expecting your workout

[01:02] routine to give you a specific physical

[01:03] result but you know what happens when

[01:05] you don't see the results right away or

[01:06] you don't see the exact results that you

[01:08] want you're probably gonna fall off and

[01:09] never step foot in the gym again and yes

[01:12] seeing the results that you want is very

[01:13] nice and it can be part of your

[01:15] motivation for wanting to start to work

[01:16] out but it's not sustainable or strong

[01:18] enough to be your Standalone goal for

[01:20] starting to work out which leads me to

[01:21] my next point which is find out your why

[01:24] why do you want to work out why is it

[01:25] important to you to start being

[01:27] consistent with your fitness journey I'm

[01:28] going to tell you guys the answer okay

[01:29] it's for your physical health your

[01:31] mental health your quality of life and

[01:33] your confidence your ultimate why of

[01:34] working out should be bigger than just

[01:36] the physical it should be for you your

[01:38] health and wanting to feel genuinely

[01:39] good about yourself so now it's

[01:41] important that you make your fitness

[01:42] journey a priority if you start seeing

[01:44] working out as a priority and not just

[01:46] like an annoying tour you have to do

[01:47] you're probably gonna start making less

[01:49] excuses to not go alright so dealing

[01:51] with gym anxiety listen if anyone knows

[01:53] anything about this topic it's your girl

[01:55] I have lots and lots of experience in

[01:57] this when I first started working out I

[01:58] distinctly remember numerous times I

[02:00] spent 30 minutes to an hour just waiting

[02:02] outside my gym in the car by myself just

[02:05] to muster up the courage to walk inside

[02:07] the gym that is how anxious I was

[02:09] honestly Jim anxiety played a huge part

[02:11] of why I was so inconsistent in the gym

[02:12] because whenever I felt particularly

[02:14] anxious I would just skip the gym

[02:15] altogether I'd be like nope not today

[02:17] not today rest day yesterday today and

[02:20] tomorrow like I'm not doing it like you

[02:21] know when you're feeling anxious and not

[02:23] good about yourself the last thing you

[02:24] want to do is go to the gym with a bunch

[02:27] of fit looking people and work out I'm

[02:29] sorry to tell you guys this I'm Gonna

[02:30] Keep It Real the only way to actually

[02:32] overcome gym anxiety is time you have to

[02:35] keep showing up at the gym and keep

[02:36] showing up for yourself even if you feel

[02:38] anxious and battle those feelings and

[02:39] over time you're gonna start to feel so

[02:41] comfortable in the gym you're gonna feel

[02:42] like you own the gym okay but you know

[02:44] it starts with you starting to go to the

[02:46] gym and continuing going I'm not gonna

[02:48] lie even today I still get anxious at

[02:49] times like almost four years later I

[02:51] still get gym anxiety so it is normal

[02:53] but I do have some short-term tips that

[02:55] help with gym anxiety avoid gym peak

[02:57] hours okay I'm talking about 5 P.M to 8

[03:00] p.m and everybody frolics to the gym

[03:02] during these times and it's like a zoo

[03:04] in there okay when you struggle with gym

[03:05] anxiety it really helps when you're

[03:07] avoiding these hours because you're

[03:09] avoiding people so you could you know

[03:10] work out in peace and be more focused do

[03:12] dumbbell or cardio workouts that only

[03:14] require you to use one or two machines

[03:16] like you can just do a little dumbbell

[03:18] leg workout grab your dumbbells and go

[03:20] to like the corner of the gym or you

[03:21] know how they have those exercise rooms

[03:23] at the gym take up your own little

[03:24] corner do your little workout out and

[03:26] then go home wear clothes that make you

[03:27] feel confident when I first started

[03:29] working out at the gym I was so insecure

[03:31] of my body like I legit just like hated

[03:33] looking at myself in the mirror so at

[03:35] that time what made me feel most

[03:36] comfortable was wearing an oversized

[03:38] hoodie and sometimes a hat because it

[03:40] covered most of my face and also it

[03:42] helped me be more focused during my

[03:43] workout so I'm not focused on how I look

[03:45] or if people are looking at me I'm just

[03:47] focused and zeroing in on my workout

[03:48] have your workout written down already

[03:50] before you even step foot in the gym

[03:52] when you go to the gym prepared you're

[03:53] not going to be anxious and nervous

[03:55] about what machines you have to use what

[03:57] exercise you have to do it kind of just

[03:58] relieves that pressure a little bit so

[04:00] you can write out your workouts in your

[04:01] notes app you can follow a workout video

[04:03] on YouTube not to plug myself but I

[04:04] actually have one and I'll have it

[04:05] linked in the description box and lastly

[04:07] I promise you guys it's not that serious

[04:09] okay the gym is really not that serious

[04:11] I promise you everyone at the gym is so

[04:14] focused on their workout and focused on

[04:15] Staring at themselves in the mirror that

[04:17] they are too busy to be worried about

[04:18] you or looking at you and I know

[04:20] especially as a girl it can be really

[04:21] intimidating going to the gym sometimes

[04:23] because it's typically usually I'll do

[04:25] use but like you know I spent so much

[04:28] time and energy worried about what other

[04:29] people thought about me at the gym that

[04:31] I wasn't enjoying myself I was not

[04:33] enjoying my workout but honestly I was

[04:34] kind of delulu thinking that everyone

[04:36] was thinking about me when in reality

[04:38] nobody was these strangers at the gym

[04:40] don't really care about me that much

[04:41] also at the end of the day you're at the

[04:43] gym to better yourself okay I go to the

[04:45] gym to better myself and not to please

[04:47] these people if anything I just want to

[04:49] get this workout in and go home and

[04:51] cuddle with my cat like I don't want to

[04:52] be here and just like remind yourself at

[04:54] the end of the day the gym is literally

[04:56] just a room full of people wandering

[04:58] around lifting up iron and putting it

[05:00] down and staring at themselves in the

[05:02] mirror while doing it like it's really

[05:03] not that serious the gym I promise you

[05:05] is really not that serious it's not an

[05:07] ego contest it's not a model Runway it

[05:09] is just the gym so do not worry about

[05:11] other people focus on yourself and

[05:13] getting through that workout make

[05:14] working out a routine and make it fun I

[05:16] love you guys so right now we are in my

[05:18] bathroom because I'm about to take you

[05:20] guys with me for my pre-workout routine

[05:22] and my workout routine by the way my

[05:25] work playlist will be linked Down Below

[05:26] in the description box if you want to

[05:28] jam out with me

[05:30] [Music]

[05:39] I've been obsessed with this song lately

[05:44] victory

[05:57] [Music]

[06:03] [Music]

[06:05] about my pre-workout cocktail yes it's

[06:08] in a wine glass it's just more fun this

[06:09] way this is oxyshred and mango this is

[06:11] one of my OG favorite flavors for a

[06:13] reason okay it tastes so bomb I also

[06:15] stacked it with creatine the ultimate

[06:16] combo so if you don't know about

[06:17] oxyshred it basically gives you a

[06:19] natural boost of energy so you feel more

[06:21] focused and energized during your

[06:22] workout I highly recommend the mango

[06:24] flavor or gummy snake juicy watermelon

[06:26] and Peach ring all my favorite flavors

[06:27] pre-workout is specially helps on those

[06:29] days where you just really don't feel

[06:31] motivated and you're just feeling tired

[06:32] and sluggish and you need that extra

[06:34] push and if you're more sensitive to

[06:35] caffeine they also have the non-stem

[06:37] version which is the caffeine-free one

[06:38] this is the honeydew melon flavor also

[06:40] tastes amazing so if you guys are

[06:42] interested and you want to support your

[06:43] girl you can use code lina10 ehplabs.com

[06:46] I'll have a link down below cheers

[06:47] actually before we cheers make sure you

[06:49] subscribe because last time I checked

[06:51] less than 50 of you are subscribed yeah

[06:53] okay cheers

[06:55] all in your space is where I wanna be

[06:58] here in this room what did you do I just

[07:01] can't get enough to

[07:03] get

[07:06] [ __ ] to forget

[07:09] [Music]

[07:46] let's just finish my workout I'm so

[07:49] sweaty I'm Vlogging right now to show

[07:51] you that nobody really cares when you're

[07:52] at the gym because I literally have a

[07:54] big camera in my hand right now and I'm

[07:56] talking to myself technically nobody's

[07:57] looking at me

[07:59] that's for your gym anxiety remember

[08:01] ignore everybody at the gym do your own

[08:03] workout focus on yourself create a

[08:05] weekly realistic schedule for yourself

[08:07] so you can write down in your planner or

[08:09] your Journal I will work out x amount of

[08:11] days a week obviously depending on your

[08:12] work schedule if you're in school if

[08:14] you're a mother it has to be realistic

[08:15] to your schedule because otherwise

[08:17] you're gonna skip a lot more days than

[08:19] you should and actually if you guys are

[08:21] interested in starting to weight lift

[08:22] and go to the gym I do have a six week

[08:24] workout guide that has all exercises and

[08:26] explanations of the exercises perfect

[08:28] for beginners I'll have a link to my

[08:29] description if you guys want to check it

[08:30] out so for me I work out five times a

[08:32] week and I schedule those days out

[08:34] depending on what workout I'm doing that

[08:35] day so for example Monday leg day

[08:38] Tuesday upper body day Wednesday cardio

[08:40] and core Thursday rest day Friday glutes

[08:43] so when you schedule it out that way and

[08:44] you know exactly what you're doing on

[08:45] each day you're gonna be less likely to

[08:47] skip to shift your mentality when you

[08:49] find yourself wanting to skip your

[08:50] workout so you guys I want you to be

[08:52] genuinely honest with yourself the day

[08:54] you feel like skipping your workout ask

[08:55] yourself do I genuinely want to skip

[08:57] this workout because I need it for my

[08:59] physical and my mental health or do I

[09:01] just not feel like it the whole point of

[09:03] a fitness journey is to make you

[09:05] physically strong but also mentally

[09:06] resilient too and trust me being on a

[09:08] fitness journey it tests you mentally a

[09:11] lot if I'm being honest if every single

[09:13] time I didn't feel like working out I

[09:15] didn't work out I would probably work

[09:17] out like 5 five times a year say your

[09:19] affirmations and remind yourself you are

[09:21] strong you are that girl you can do it

[09:23] so get up and get your butt in the gym

[09:24] people say this a lot but it's true

[09:26] there's not a single workout I ever

[09:28] regretted even like a crappy workout

[09:29] where I feel like it didn't go as well

[09:31] as I wanted it to I still never regret

[09:33] it and honestly those days I feel even

[09:35] better about myself because I'm like at

[09:36] least I got to the gym I pushed myself

[09:38] to get to the gym like I'm proud of

[09:39] myself so on those days I really want

[09:41] you to battle with yourself and fight

[09:42] that hater in your head telling you that

[09:44] you're too tired and you can't do it and

[09:46] show up anyway another thing I think is

[09:48] helpful is there's this lesson that my

[09:49] brother actually taught me on

[09:50] procrastination and basically it's the

[09:52] feeling of inaction is still so much

[09:54] worse of a feeling than the annoyingness

[09:57] of getting up to go do what you have to

[09:59] do so that annoying feeling that you

[10:01] have to go through getting yourself up

[10:02] to go to the gym is still not as

[10:04] annoying as feeling bad about yourself

[10:06] feeling sluggish now this is not to say

[10:08] you can't have off days or rest days I

[10:10] take plenty of those okay today's

[10:11] actually my rest day because I was way

[10:13] too sore to go to the gym the whole

[10:14] point of a fitness journey is that it's

[10:16] a journey okay there's gonna be ups and

[10:18] downs there's gonna be days where you do

[10:20] not feel like doing it no matter what

[10:22] you do or try to tell yourself no matter

[10:23] how much pre-workout you take you're

[10:25] like I do not want to do this today and

[10:27] that's okay the fact that you keep

[10:28] trying to show up for yourself is what

[10:30] matters so really try to shift your

[10:31] perspective on falling off or skipping

[10:34] the gym as telling yourself that I took

[10:36] a necessary break for myself and my

[10:38] well-being so follow genuine fitness

[10:40] inspiration so not just the girls with

[10:42] the genetically blessed beautiful bodies

[10:44] that every single time that they post it

[10:46] just makes you feel like crap about

[10:47] yourself and I'm speaking to myself on

[10:48] this one because I used to follow all

[10:51] the girls with the most beautiful

[10:52] gorgeous faces and bodies and every

[10:54] single time they would post I would just

[10:55] feel like crap about myself so after I

[10:57] cleaned my following list and unfollowed

[10:59] all those people my mental health and my

[11:01] motivation got so much better if you

[11:03] want to follow your girl on Instagram

[11:04] littlest X by the way if you're not

[11:06] subscribed to my YouTube channel

[11:07] um what are you doing okay what are you

[11:09] doing I post some Fitness content and

[11:11] lifestyle content also some other girls

[11:13] that I personally follow that I love

[11:15] like I'm genuine fangirls over they are

[11:18] amazing Fitness Inspirations like they

[11:20] are genuinely so motivational and such

[11:22] Positive Vibes lyanna love her lehrmann

[11:24] twins they are amazing I'm obsessed with

[11:26] them Annelise Cruz Court I'll have all

[11:29] their Pages Linked In the description

[11:30] they're genuinely like amazing and they

[11:32] deserve all the hype and all the praise

[11:33] every single time any of them post I'm

[11:36] like up and motivated they make me want

[11:37] to go work out even on the days I don't

[11:39] feel like it what you consume on social

[11:40] media has a huge impact on your

[11:42] motivation so being that following list

[11:44] up and follow the people that genuinely

[11:45] motivate you and make you feel good

[11:47] about yourself

[11:50] there was a time I would go on Instagram

[11:51] and see all these girls who are super

[11:53] fit and just seem super disciplined and

[11:55] motivated and I would just be so jealous

[11:57] of them because I thought I could never

[11:58] be them but truly once I started getting

[12:00] over the self-doubt and the low

[12:02] self-esteem I finally started and stuck

[12:04] to my fitness journey and it's been four

[12:06] years now and I have not looked back so

[12:08] if regular degular me can do it I

[12:10] promise you can too so I want you guys

[12:11] to comment down below if you're starting

[12:12] your fitness journey or you're on it

[12:14] right now and we could be each other's

[12:15] hype men hype each other up motivate

[12:17] each other encourage each other you got

[12:19] this I believe in you and I'm so proud

[12:21] of you I love you guys so so much

[12:23] time

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