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QuestionHow do I get fit?Francisco Gomez is the Head Coach at the FIT Potato Gym, a training gym established in 2001 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Francisco is a former competitive runner who helps endurance athletes train for major marathons like the Boston Marathon. Francisco specializes in Injury Rehab, Flexibility, Marathon Training, and Senior Fitness. He has a B.S. in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology & Running.Start with a shorter workout and build on it. Gradually build up to your desired length and intensity to help you get fit.
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QuestionHow do you set fitness goals?Francisco Gomez is the Head Coach at the FIT Potato Gym, a training gym established in 2001 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Francisco is a former competitive runner who helps endurance athletes train for major marathons like the Boston Marathon. Francisco specializes in Injury Rehab, Flexibility, Marathon Training, and Senior Fitness. He has a B.S. in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology & Running.Be specific about what you really want to do. For example, you might want to run for 30 minutes straight, lift a certain amount of weight, or complete a race. Don't set vague goals like, "exercise more" or "run longer."
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QuestionHow do you become flexible?Michele Dolan is a Fitness Trainer based in Sidney, British Columbia. She has been a personal trainer and fitness instructor since 2002, and was certified as a Personal Trainer by the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA). Michele is also a Registered Clinical Counselor, and uses her 20+ years of fitness coaching experience to help clients understand their mind-body connection. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Certified Clinical Counsellor (CCC), certified by the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. In her work, Michele uses the tools of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. She practices and teaches mindfulness and acceptance in all of her coaching work. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology.You can gain flexibility by stretching. You can try the stretches in this article to improve your flexibility.
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QuestionHow can I set up an exercise calendar?Michele Dolan is a Fitness Trainer based in Sidney, British Columbia. She has been a personal trainer and fitness instructor since 2002, and was certified as a Personal Trainer by the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA). Michele is also a Registered Clinical Counselor, and uses her 20+ years of fitness coaching experience to help clients understand their mind-body connection. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Certified Clinical Counsellor (CCC), certified by the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. In her work, Michele uses the tools of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. She practices and teaches mindfulness and acceptance in all of her coaching work. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology.Identify the blocks of time you can set aside for exercise. Schedule in those time blocks the 150 minutes minimum total cardio sessions per week, plus two to three 20–30 minute sessions of resistance training. Resistance training can be added before or after cardio. Add you flexibility program of stretches to the end of all cardio and resistance training sessions or set aside a block of time on one or two days for yoga.
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QuestionWhy shouldn't I push myself too hard?Community AnswerOverexerting yourself may result in sickness, death or hospitalization in worst case scenarios. Best case would be a simple burn-out. A burn-out is when you get to a psychological state where you'd rather chew your arm off than work out again. Of course that leads to not working out or working out anyway; which can lead to further burn-out. Double burn-out can lead to a nervous breakdown and psychiatric problems.
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QuestionWhat type of exercise do I do to work out my leg muscles?Community AnswerBenches, squats, calf raisers, lunges and running. For better results, wear weight on your ankles.
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QuestionHow can I make my legs look and feel more muscular?IronwillCommunity AnswerYou can perform squats and lunges with our own body weight or with free weights. Also, you can do cycling, mountain biking and running to get and keep your legs in shape.
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QuestionWhy should I exercise?Community AnswerThere are many reasons to exercise: to keep your body in shape; to feel more energetic; to boost your mood; to build muscle; to get leaner; or to weight.
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QuestionHow can I squeeze exercise into every day life?Community AnswerEven 30 minutes to an hour a day is plenty for exercise. Lay out your schedule on paper and try to carve out a chunk of time each day for a run or some weightlifting. It will take some time to fully adjust to your new schedule, but be patient and stick with it.
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QuestionWhat exercise helps with upper body fat?Owen SuCommunity AnswerBody fat is universal; doing crunches won't take away belly fat, and doing push ups won't take away arm fat. Just focus on losing fat in general.
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QuestionWhat if I was doing different ones than these?Community AnswerThen that's fine. That's why it's called a "personal" fitness plan. Every person has different fitness goals. One person may want to lose weight while another person wants to build muscle.
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QuestionIt is a simple way to evaluate your cardio-respiratory endurance?Community AnswerThere are many tests that can be used to test cardio-respiratory endurance such as the beep test and yo-yo test. There are fitness norms online that can be used as a guide to tell you how fit you are.
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