The strongest predictor of fitness success or weight loss success is this: the approach you choose must be allied to your personality.
Exercises on Jungle Gym: inspired by Tarzan
This is a discussion I have when I meet personal training clients for the first time. My approach is to create and develop their training around their personalities.
As an example, I tell them of my own experience of finding fitness. I was never much interested in team sports at school or being competitive with other people. But I have always been amazed by the athleticism of bodyweight-related pursuits. Gymnastics, martial arts and street dance are all activities that impress me – as are climbing sports (the result of watching too many Tarzan movies as a kid).
When I develop a fitness programme for myself, therefore, I take into account these activities that inspire me. I incorporate elements of them into my own training. In this way, I allow and encourage my fitness plan to be influenced by my own likes and dislikes – to be allied with my own personality. As a result, I manage to do stuff in my training (rope climbing, aerobatics, balancing, etc) that appeals to my own sense of achievement.
I believe there are as many ways to ‘keep fit’ or exercise to lose weight as there are different personalities. You just need to find out what works for you and what keeps you interested and motivated. This way, great results will occur automatically and you’ll have weight loss stories of your own to share.
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