Do You Really Need a Gym?

It is the age-old question; do you need to train at a gym to become the best you can be? The simple answer is no, however, please do not feel I am giving gyms a bad rap.

Training in a gym environment has many benefits, for example the wide array of state of the art equipment, the expert advice available and the ability to shower afterwards are all attractive features.

However, a gym can also be an expensive, busy and intimidating place to attempt to achieve your fitness goals with sometimes poor incorrect advice often misguiding and misleading you.

So how else can you achieve Fitness Nirvana?

There are numerous ways in which you can get your fitness fill without stepping foot in a gym, external boot camps are a great way to breed social interaction with fellow fitness goers who are likely trying to achieve similar goals as yourself.

The outdoor environment also acts as a subconscious motivating factor by the feeling generated from exercising outdoors and the extra endorphin's this releases.

Training in a group also creates accountability which is a key driver to ensure you stay on the right track as the ‘fear’ of letting down your comrades often overrides the desire to ‘give up’.

The exercises on offer also tend to target a full body workout leaving you with a solid full muscle group routine enabling you to target often forgotten about sections in a fun controlled manner.

Another great way to avoid the gym is by utilising either home or outdoor PT sessions. Using a PT’s skills outside of a gym really shows how good they are.

Anyone can personal train in a gym with that famous quick start button on the cardio vascular kit a common winner with inexperienced and lazy PT’s.

Taking the session outdoors makes the PT need to plan, think and use their talents and skills to come up with original routines that will be effective and fun.

It will also help act as a driver for the same reason as above as you will be less likely to skip a session.

The gym will always be a great way to help you achieve your fitness goals but the important thing to remember is, is if you don’t fancy the gym, then there are plenty of other options!

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