{"id":63474,"date":"2018-11-08T23:01:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T23:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/death-abs-smoothies\/?p=63474"},"modified":"2020-06-09T07:51:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T07:51:10","slug":"confidence-to-walk-into-the-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/confidence-to-walk-into-the-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"CONFIDENCE TO WALK INTO THE GYM"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was a former personal trainer at a luxury fitness gym, I came across several prospects about training. Much to my dismay, I had several clients that never trained at a gym in addition to never working with a personal trainer. The number one reason why they never went to the gym outside the fact of how intimidating fitness enthusiasts can be in comparison to with their out of shape bodies and lack of overall gym knowledge is—-the unwillingness to get uncomfortable. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have to admit, my immigrant parents often point out growing up how obesity is one of the leading factors of death in America. I would hear their \u201cwhen I was your age, I had to walk two miles to the river and back to fetch heavy buckets of water for my family of eleven right before I go to school\u201d stories everytime I whine about going to the nearby grocery store for them. \u00a0In their eyes, I am spoiled and entitled to first world problems and originally took on sports in high school to make them proud.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The idea of having everything accessible in the United States, whether that be food, transportation, and other consumables is what makes people too comfortable. Let alone, exercise can be uncomfortable and tampers with our pampered reality. \u00a0As we live in a society where we can \u201ckeep the indoor temperature adjusted to perfection all year round, wrap ourselves in soft clothing, wear thick-soled shoes to protect our feet from harm, lay on cushy beds draped in poofy covers, and shower and scrub with warm water and soap every single day\u201d, not all of us have to have the \u00a0necessity to do manual labor for hours to survive, but breaking out of our comfort zone physically is more difficult for most people than we can imagine. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are many of the discomforts I have heard people (myself included!) blame on exercise:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n