Gym Mojo MIA? Here’s A Week-By-Week Timeline Of Getting Back Into It

The brand you’re most likely wearing on your feet right now, Nike, has partnered up with Pedestrian.tv to treat you all to a weekly wrap-up of the NikeWomen‘s newest original series, Margot vs Lily. We’ll be kicking back in our activewear, with a bag of natural, lightly-salted popcorn each week, watching the series and doing (or trying to do) the guided exercises you can find here, all in a bid to become fitter, stronger and generally better versions of ourselves. 

If you missed our first post on Nike’s OG series, Margot vs Lily, here’s a recap you can read in 7 seconds flat: it’s a Netflix-style series housed on YouTube about two sistas in New York: one’s a loner gym junkie, one’s a popular wine fiend, and they’re challenging each other to become their #bestselves.
Phew. Now we’re all up to speed, this week’s ep is all about:

 ~ new beginnings ~

And to celebrate/commiserate, we thought we’d team up with Nike trainer, Bec Wilcock, to give you gym-junkies a play-by-play of how to get back on the horse after the holiday period. Bec is a marathon runner and fitness guru with a genuine passion for getting us Aussies moving. 

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WEEK ONE:
The first work-out back after a hummus-fuelled hiatus is gonna be rough, even on the rippedest of us, says Bec. “For your first workout (and your first week) you will need to be comfortable in being uncomfortable – until you make it to the end, then you will feel alive!”
How it may feel, internally.
Bec recommends three to four sessions at most in your first week back, ’cause “you don’t want to over do it and then lose momentum”.

She reminds us to keep up the positive thoughts: “reinforce to yourself the idea that this is your first week and all you need to do is turn up and give it a go!”
WEEK TWO:
Mixing it up and keeping it fresh is the real clincher here. “Variety always helps keep you motivated! An example week would look like: 1 short run, one NTC app workout from the ‘Get Focused’ section, one yoga class and a HIIT or NTC Get Lean session.”

“Week two is where you’re in the groove! Your body is moving better and you’re starting to notice. At the end of the week you want your friends to be like ‘have you been working out?!’”
*Walks into the room like*
WEEK THREE:
At this stage, your emotional state might be akin to Miley ’09:
Bec’s three top tips for keeping motivated during this trying time?

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1. Know your ‘why’ (why you’re training) and tell yourself that ‘why’ every day.

2. Booty call a mate. Training with a friend elevates your energy levels and can make it a lot more fun.

3. Have your favourite song as an alarm clock to wake up for that early morning run (writer’s note: I have tried this, and it makes a haaaauge difference).
If you’re killing it here, ramp it up to 4 to 5 sessions. “The structure of your week should be dependant on your goals,” she reminds us. And if your goal is to be a shredded AF queen, a medley of yoga, a run, a boxing session and three workouts from the NTC app should do the trick.
WEEK FOUR:
“It takes 21 days to create a habit,” Bec says, so if you’ve made it this far, congrats, honeys. If your arm isn’t too sore, reach right around and give yourself a pat on the back. 
Keep chugging away at it, pals. Bec’s biggest tip to creating and keeping a habit would be “to try different variations of training until you find your passion – your favourite class or type of training”.

If you feel like taking heed of this sage advice right here, right now, you can get your butt sweat on with the below:


“Nobody said it was eeeeeasy” – Coldplay, and/or us.
Source and photo: supplied.

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