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Workouts are an ideal way to keep your body healthy and your mind sound. The question many people end up asking themselves though is how much work out is enough? The answer to that question depends on what your goals are.

Goals are an essential part of working out. I’m going to be more honest than most gym coaches right here and say it straight: you will experience pain, or at the very least discomfort, during the course of your workouts. You may cramp up, or strain a muscle. While you don’t have to injure yourself to work out, a successful workout should make you short of breath. That’s part of the package, and you need something to get you through the tough times.

That’s where goals come into play. If you have something you are working towards, it becomes much easier to endure a little discomfort. The goal can be just about anything you want it to be. You could make getting back to your college weight your goal, or losing 15 pounds. You could make your goal being able to fit into that old dress that you haven’t been able to wear in years, or to just have a body you’re comfortable going to the beach with. While a general goal can be enough to get you through your tougher workouts, a specific goal can feel more concrete, and more attainable.

Another key to finding workouts you will stick with is finding something you enjoy. Now nobody (except masochists) enjoys pain, but if there is an activity that you enjoy doing that will fulfill your workout requirements, you’re much more likely to stick with it than if you’re doing something you can’t stand just to stay in shape. Now not all things are instantly lovable. Running is a prime example. When you first start running… it hurts… a lot… and you’re slow… and you feel like rolling over and dying sometimes. But guess what, when you finish a run that really pushed your limits, and you’re cooling down, euphoria hits. Die hard runners don’t do it because they feel any better while running than the rest of us, they do it to get that feeling when they’re finished. The sense of accomplishment coupled with the familiar ache of a body pushed to its limits is their reward.

Now that may not be enough of an incentive to put yourself through the rigors of running, but there are other workouts that you may be able to find that spark in. The important thing is to firstly have something that will help you towards your goals, and secondly be something that you will look forward to doing again. If you’re looking for a workout that tones your body, you don’t have to beat yourself up by lifting weights, you’d be much better off with an aerobic exercise regimen like jogging, yoga, step aerobics, or Pilates. On the flip side, if you’re looking to bulk up your frame, you can run all day and not improve your upper body strength one bit. You’ll need to be doing exercises that hit the muscle groups you want to target in order for the workouts to be effective.

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Workouts are an ideal way to keep your body healthy and your mind sound. The question many people end up asking themselves though is how much work out is enough? The answer to that question depends on what your goals are.

Goals are an essential part of working out. I’m going to be more honest than most gym coaches right here and say it straight: you will experience pain, or at the very least discomfort, during the course of your workouts. You may cramp up, or strain a muscle. While you don’t have to injure yourself to work out, a successful workout should make you short of breath. That’s part of the package, and you need something to get you through the tough times.

That’s where goals come into play. If you have something you are working towards, it becomes much easier to endure a little discomfort. The goal can be just about anything you want it to be. You could make getting back to your college weight your goal, or losing 15 pounds. You could make your goal being able to fit into that old dress that you haven’t been able to wear in years, or to just have a body you’re comfortable going to the beach with. While a general goal can be enough to get you through your tougher workouts, a specific goal can feel more concrete, and more attainable.

Another key to finding workouts you will stick with is finding something you enjoy. Now nobody (except masochists) enjoys pain, but if there is an activity that you enjoy doing that will fulfill your workout requirements, you’re much more likely to stick with it than if you’re doing something you can’t stand just to stay in shape. Now not all things are instantly lovable. Running is a prime example. When you first start running… it hurts… a lot… and you’re slow… and you feel like rolling over and dying sometimes. But guess what, when you finish a run that really pushed your limits, and you’re cooling down, euphoria hits. Die hard runners don’t do it because they feel any better while running than the rest of us, they do it to get that feeling when they’re finished. The sense of accomplishment coupled with the familiar ache of a body pushed to its limits is their reward.

Now that may not be enough of an incentive to put yourself through the rigors of running, but there are other workouts that you may be able to find that spark in. The important thing is to firstly have something that will help you towards your goals, and secondly be something that you will look forward to doing again. If you’re looking for a workout that tones your body, you don’t have to beat yourself up by lifting weights, you’d be much better off with an aerobic exercise regimen like jogging, yoga, step aerobics, or Pilates. On the flip side, if you’re looking to bulk up your frame, you can run all day and not improve your upper body strength one bit. You’ll need to be doing exercises that hit the muscle groups you want to target in order for the workouts to be effective.

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