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A Path to Success Starts with Sidetracking your Fitness Fears
Many people are afraid of many different things when it comes to fitness and fitness goals. If you have fears that
have stayed with you for a period of time, it just might be the right moment to find a way to get out of those
fears. Whether you are scared of a fast heartbeat or you are scared that the younger people in a spinning class
will laugh at you or your workout attire, it’s time to face those fears and get moving toward success!
Doctor’s Orders
If you are afraid of speeding up your heart rate or you are afraid of tearing a ligament or doing some other type
of harm to a muscle or bone, then you should speak with your doctor about your fears. If you are worried about
hurting yourself, your doctor will be able to tell you if your physical condition is good enough to tackle the
sport or activity that you are interested in tackling. If your doctor says you are in good enough condition to do
it, then that is your signal to take off like a bandit and get going with it! If your doctor recommends that you
start with something a step down from where you were hoping, you’ll really want to follow his or her advice.
The most important thing to remember is that your doctor’s recommendation should bolster your confidence. If your
doctor says you are capable of beginner yoga, give it a try. Don’t expect to master every pose the first week, just
stay calm and confident that you will get it if you keep working at it.
If you are worried about your heart rate, you have a very serious fear that you should take seriously. Your doctor
will also take your heart’s condition into serious consideration before he or she suggests that you go hiking or
mountain biking. Your doctor will be able to explain to you how to find your ideal heart rate for different types
of exercise, and show you how to compute the ‘safe’ range inside which you should stay so as not to cause undue
stress on your heart.
Getting Over It
If your doctor says that you have a clean bill of health for whatever it is that you’d like to try, take this good
news and head straight for the equipment and then the location. While your fears should be listened to in some
situations, fitness fears are actually more harm to you than they are benefit. Every time that they stop you from
doing an activity is a time that you have not benefited from the activity itself. Many people use their fitness
fears as an excuse to not exercise or participate in activities.
Ways to Do It
While some people have the best chance of sidetracking their fitness fears by doing the activity in a group, others
have to face it alone before they can handle the stress of doing it with a group. Some people prefer for it to be
early morning, or another quiet time of the day for the activity in question; for these people, the fewer people
around, the better. The opposite situation is for those who need the small amount of pressure that can be added by
the fact of knowing that there are other people around.
This sort of ‘pressure’ is not put on by the other people, but simply exists in the head of the person performing
the activity. Since there are people around, they MIGHT be watching, which is where the drive to perform comes
from.
The first step to beating your fitness fears is to get your doctor behind you and to find out which type of
motivation you need, either the presence, or the absence, of other people. Once you figure out these elements, it’s
time to just go for it! The rest will fall into place.
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