Social Fitness

In today's society of social media, we tell the world everything we do. This is also the case when it comes to our workouts. You wake up in the morning and post to Facebook or Twitter "Going to the gym" or "Getting ready to do some P90X Plyo". Of course people get a bit annoyed at this, but what if I told you, that this action could make or break your fitness goals?

Think about it. You might not have a workout partner for the gym, or in fact you workout primarily from home. It is up to you to make sure you do your workouts and no one else. However, if you are posting every day when you do a workout, then you are holding yourself accountable. Accountablity is important during fitness after you have set your goals. Without accountability, you would workout maybe a week and then just stop. When you post online that you are going to workout, and you post this every day, people will notice when you don't post about it. These people that notice will write on your wall or tweet you and ask if you worked out, or say "What, no workout today?".

But checking in is also as effective if you use Foursquare or Facebook Places. Checking in to your gym or fitness center and publicizing this on your Facebook and Twitter timeline holds you to the same accountability. All this may seem annoying, but you would be surprised at how many people care and want to see you succeed. Just don't share when you are pooping, ok?

Clothes make the difference

When it comes to your journey, there are going to be several factors that your success depends on. But most of all it's going to be your overall feel. When it comes down to it, your workout clothes contribute to that overall feel. Now at first you will probably fall victim to the same thing that many do, and that is putting on the sweats and workout out. The thinking process with this? If I sweat more, I'm going to lose more weight and reach my goal faster! Yes, you will sweat more, but the weight you are going to lose is going to be water weight, and more of it than normal. You are also going to find yourself more fatigued that you normally would have if you had just worn normal workout clothes. Working out with high intensity and in layers of sweats can also be damaging to your body. The last thing you want to do while working out is over heat and pass out.

When working out, where some nice light clothing that makes you feel good. Feeling good is part of this journey, though it can get expensive. When you buy workout clothes specifically for workouts, we tend to workout more. We also tend to buy things that fit better to show off what we are working towards. Now you don't need to go off and spend a ton of money either. Sure, I love UnderArmor as much as the next person, but unless you are made of money, you aren't going to be able to afford buying 6 days worth of UnderArmor workout clothes. Look at the options at Target and Walmart. Target has a great collection with Championship gear, which is primarily what I have. It is colorful, fits great and is made with the quick-dry technology. Quick-dry basically just means, it's going to suck the sweat off your body, and then dry quickly, so you wont always be soggy. Walmart carries the Starter brand workout clothes and again comes in bright colors and comes in quick-dry. Of the two, the Starter wear is the cheapest, but still made with high quality materials.

Just remember, this is your transformation, your journey, you want to look and feel good, and good workout clothes that fit will do that. If you wear baggy clothes, you aren't going to feel as good as you could. When you are wearing workout clothes and even regular clothing that fits well and right, you will feel amazing and your attitude and confidence will show.