Everybody knows that body fitness is directly related to overall health, and this fact is true to all regardless of gender, age, and size; thus, it is apparently true even to women that are plus-sized.
When you are someone who carries extra pounds in contrast to others, choosing to be physically active or exercising can be a daunting task. Most people believe that being overweight or plus-sized inherently disables one’s ability or chance to exercise. However, this belief is not only untrue, but it is also toxic because women who are plus-sized feel embarrassed and shy when it comes to making themselves become more healthy and fit because of this narrative. The truth is people who are overweight can and are advised to exercise.
When a plus-sized person, or a woman, engage more in physical activities or exercise, the benefits can significantly affect the individual’s way of life positively. The benefits include lower blood pressure, higher levels of energy, improved cardiovascular health, improved muscle and bone strength, and an overall enhanced way of life.
Exercising can significantly bring a feeling of accomplishment and fulfillment for it can bring you an increased level of confidence that is brought by an improved fitness and a healthier lifestyle.
Below are fitness tips for plus-sized women that are looking forward to a healthier lifestyle.
Don’t Focus Too Much on Numbers
Calculating your weight or your Body Mass Index (BMI) can help you in figuring out where you should start first or to know what approach you should do. However, it is not the only scale that you should rely on when it comes to achieving optimum fitness because focusing too much on your body mass index might mislead you and disable you the chance of actually having the best outcome or transformation for yourself. Instead, it might be a good idea if you approach your fitness routine differently. Instead of making the scale as your enemy to defeat, establish yourself as your own competition.
Don’t get too caught up with the digits that are displayed on the scale because you might be compromising your health and whole fitness plan if you do so. Instead, it might be a better idea if you opt to stay consistent in your exercise routine and diet plans. Challenge yourself along the way by stepping it up a notch, and feel a sense of emotional victory or fulfillment every time you are successful in doing so. This way, you will be eradicating the chance of compromising your progress whenever you go irresponsibly hardcore in your fitness plan; thus, making your mission more attainable and successful.
Don’t Ignore Form and Figure
Some people who go to the gym, especially beginners, usually get the proper form wrong when it comes to exercising. Not only that it makes some exercises less effective, having improper form can potentially harm your body such as having too much muscle strain, fractures, or even accidents with gym equipment. Thus, having proper form is as important as doing the exercise itself.
There are gym instructors or fitness trainers available to offer your assistance and guidance when it comes to these concerns. Aside from that, they can also provide the service of guiding you through your whole transformation.
If having a personal fitness instructor is not one of your options, there are online manuals and references available to aid you.
The critical thing to take note of is to have a program or guide that can effectively take you through your progress without compromising your health and progress.
Watch Your Diet
Having a gym membership or engaging in sports or doing a lot of exercise for the purpose of losing weight will not be enough if you’re not following a proper diet plan that is supplemental to your fitness plan. The worse thing that might happen would be when your whole progress is in vain because you are not as cautious with the items that you consume as you are with your exercises.
To do this, you must be able to figure out the perfect diet plan for you. There are a lot of programs online that you can use. However, having a fitness instructor guide your way through it might be the best idea since they are the experts in this field. The essential thing to do in the meantime would be to avoid sugars, lessen your carbohydrate consumption, opt out from soft drinks, and hydrate yourself all the time with water.
Get the Proper Gear and Equipment
Exercisers, especially beginners, usually disregard having the proper equipment and gear because they see it as vain and unnecessary. However, having the chance to take cool pictures with yourself is not just the case. As a matter of fact, having the proper equipment can significantly improve your performance when it comes to doing exercises, and can also prevent injuries.
Having a comfortable and supportive sports brassiere can help you do plyometric exercises without the discomfort that most plus-sized women are annoyed with.
Choosing a pair of shoes for training is highly essential for a lot of reasons. The right shoes can help you have a convenient and more comfortable time when it comes to doing cardiovascular exercises such as jogging, and running. Since not everyone has the same feet as everyone, it is essential to have the best one that fits the type of feet that you have — especially when you are plus-sized, since it requires more support and reinforcement to provide you more comfort when it comes to working out.
Start and End it properly
Sometimes, people who just started exercising and dieting don’t make it to the finish line of their transformation or fitness plan. Because of this, they go back to their past lifestyle or worse; they flunk worse than their previous lifestyle because their fitness plan has failed miserably.
To avoid this, it is important not to lose track of your motivation on why you took the choice to exercise in the first place. It might also be helpful to hire a fitness instructor to help you get from your point A to your point B. Nevertheless, the essential part of doing a fitness transformation is to keep on doing it until you reach your optimum health and fitness.