How to Overcome Exercise Fears

When it comes to struggling with a new workout regime, fears can be a major roadblock. Whether it’s the fear of injury or fear of failure, these unwanted physical worst case scenarios are common among all fitness enthusiasts, from the beginner to the more advanced.

As a result, to get the most out of your training regime, here are two of the most common exercise fears and how to overcome them.

Fear of injury

This is the most common fear. True to form, getting injured from a training program can be a part and a parcel of the exercise process, no doubts. But it’s no excuse to just sit on your butt and decide not to exercise; see workout injuries do not appear out of thin air; many training mistakes can lead to these dire consequences.

Do the following to steer clear of injury:

-         - Listen to your body and adjust the training intensity accordingly.

-        - Start small and gradually increase length and intensity.

-        -  Always start your workouts with a warm-up and finish them up with a proper cool down.

-        -  Get enough recovery and rest—especially between hard workouts

Gaining Weight

Though this fear is not exercise-related, the nightmare of weight gain—especially when exercising and putting in the efforts—keeps a lot of fitness enthusiasts awake at night. And it shouldn’t be as long as you’re exercising and pursuing good eating habits.

To avoid gaining weight, do the following:

-           -  Keep track of your daily calorie consumption via a diet journal.

-          - Keep changing the intensity and length of your training sessions. It’s all about muscle confusion.

-          - Aim for consistency, not short-term change.

-          - Think health, not just diet or fitness resolution.

Of course, there are other fears, but these two are the most troubling. I will be delving more in the subject in the near future.