05/29/2023
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐: By now, youโve learned how important it is to have the right mindset in building a new habit or working toward a goal. ๐
Right? Youโve done this countless times throughout life, whether at work, with your family, or pursuing hobbies. You know that:
๐ If you have the wrong idea, youโre starting on the wrong foot.
๐ If you listen to the naysayers, youโll never get anywhere.
๐ If you focus on impossible dreams, you wonโt achieve your perfectly attainable desires.
So, here is our list of five common mistakes people over 50 make about fitness. Join us today and letโs break free together!
1. ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ (๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ)
Men in their 50s and 60s will tell us on their first visit, โWhen I was in college, I could bench press a truck while running the 4-minute mile. On a hangover. So, yeah, letโs get me back to that.โ
WRONG.
It doesnโt matter what you think you did decades ago, good or bad. Life didnโt end at 25, did it? We figure out your abilities TODAY and how they relate to your desires for TOMORROW.
๐ฎ. โ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด?โ
We all want the โquick fixโ to our problems, donโt we? Itโs only natural.
But letโs not get frustrated too soon. Success takes time.
Hereโs a simple example: You didnโt gain 40 pounds in two weeks, so itโs going to take more than two weeks to lose it.
๐ฏ. ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐
Our culture puts too much emphasis on weight. Here with us, youโll learn to focus more on mobility, strength, agility, and stamina.
And yes, youโll start looking better in no time, which might (or might not) be accompanied by a lower number on the scale.
But itโs just one little piece of the puzzle.
๐ฐ. โ๐๐โ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฒโ
Stereotypes and myths somehow persist that health is for young people only, or something we canโt correct or improve.
Nothing could be further from the truth. As we age, itโs even more important to take care of ourselves so we can enjoy independence and a higher quality of life.
We donโt try to make you young again because thereโs simply no need for that. (Also, itโs, you know, impossible!) Itโs never too late to start exercising and see improvements.
๐ฑ. โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐โ
If you come in here with the mindset that you just want to walk on the treadmills for a few minutes, then youโre missing out on the most powerful tool we have to help you live the life you want to live.
And thatโs resistance training. Or strength training. Or weightlifting, if you like.
We all need muscle as we go through life. Muscle keeps us upright. It lets us stand up from the toilet. It lets us put away the groceries, travel and beat the neighbors at pickleball. You simply canโt do anything without muscle, and weโll make sure you have as much as you need.
Weโll go over all this and more with you before you start โ and at any time after youโve joined us. Weโll get your mindset right, and weโre here to keep it right long after youโve joined.
Letโs do this! ๐ช
