Mackay gym owner’s tips for a healthy start to 2021

Motivation can be hard to come by, but that can be changed.

Motivation to get off the coach and into exercise can sometimes be hard to find, but one gym owner says it is a habit that can be created.

City Fitness owner Steve Eden said when it comes to your own fitness journey, it is important to set a realistic goal, focus on it and start pursuing it.

He said many people were often motivated and controlled by others, but he wanted people to take individual responsibility and turn it into a habit.

This can happen by seeing the importance and realising the need to live healthy and set it as a priority.

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Mr Eden said resistance training was important to build up the lean muscle mass through progressive overload.

Progressive overload involves building up the muscle by improving the strength and increasing the weight gradually.

People new to the gym are advised to get a check-up to see if they have any existing health conditions.

Mr Eden said stepping into a gym could be intimidating to start off with, but encouraged newcomers to speak to a personal trainer to have a fitness program created for them.

He said everybody was different and believed that not all exercises work for everyone.

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Tips for getting fit in 2021:

1. Get a medical check-up for any health conditions before starting

2. Talk with a personal trainer to develop an individualised fitness program

3. Consider and create fitness goals

4. Set health and fitness as a priority and turn it into a habit

5. Realise health and fitness is a lifestyle

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