meet yourself where you are at

If you always find yourself stretching ahead, then this article is for you.

This is a story about Jennifer the Coach.

She always holds onto the idea that she needs about 1.5hrs to get a good workout session, including warm up and mental preparations. Otherwise, it would not be a good session.

Coach Jennifer used to train 6 times a week, splitting the sessions via muscle groups. As her family and work commitments increased, her workout sessions decreased to 4 days a week, ranging between 30 mins to 1 hour.

At first, she was frustrated, but she is now in a happy place because she understands that her priorities have changed.

Your priorities will change too.

People often ask how many times they need to train per week for fitness.

For starters, one can see results training twice a week, each session lasting 60 minutes.

HOWEVER. The results depend on what you do outside of training.

It does not matter if you train 5 times a week but have poor eating and movement habits outside of trainings.

It depends on how much the person is willing and able to commit to the changes.

30 mins training, 4 times a week works.
1hour training, 2 times a week works.
Getting more movement in daily works.

Establish your priorities.

Meet yourself where you are at.

Know what your trade-offs are. Set realistic expectations.

Make adjustments to put yourself in a happy place.

Just like Jennifer.