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Getting Started
Everything a beginner needs before the first session: what to expect, what to wear, how fit you need to be, and how to start smart.
10 articles in this topic
How to Build Running Endurance If You Hate Running
How to build running endurance when you hate running: a zone 2 base, planned walk breaks and two strength sessions that get you past the 10 minute wall.
How to Calculate Maintenance Calories as a Lifter
How to calculate maintenance calories as a lifter: estimate with a formula, then correct it with two weeks of scale and scan data. Why formulas miss, and the fix.
How to Set Fitness Goals You'll Actually Hit
How to set fitness goals you'll actually hit: turn wishes into three measured kinds of goal (scan, strength, habit) with 30, 90 and 365 day horizons.
How to Set Fitness Goals With a Personal Trainer
How to set fitness goals with a personal trainer: turn a vague wish into a measurable target, mix process and outcome goals, and agree checkpoints.
What to Expect at Your First InBody Scan Appointment
What to expect at your first InBody scan: arrival, the 60 second test, the printout and the ten minute read-through with a coach at FlexWerk in Carmel.
After Physical Therapy Ends: What's Next for Your Training?
Training after physical therapy: what discharge really means, the risky gap that follows, and how a trainer bridges you from rehab back to full strength.
How Long Does It Take to Make Exercise a Habit?
Make exercise a habit in about 66 days on average, per research, with a wide range. What locks it in: fixed cues, low friction, and accountability.
Starting Strength Training on a GLP-1: A Beginner's Plan
Strength training on a GLP-1 protects the muscle the scale ignores. A beginner's plan: two lifting days, protein first, your prescriber in the loop.
Why New Year's Fitness Resolutions Fail by February
Why New Year's resolutions fail by February: motivation decay, oversized plans, no structure. How to start in January and still be training in June.
How to Choose a Personal Trainer: 9 Questions That Separate Great from Average
How to choose a personal trainer in Carmel: nine questions that separate great from average, red flags to walk from, and a finalist tiebreaker.