![]() Then, obviously, I would fall off the wagon in a few months, defeated, and find myself right back to where I started.įinally (thankfully) though, at age 29, I feel like I’ve really figured out an approachable, obtainable, and sustainable way to detox–and keep it that way, too! In my twenties (after gaining quite a bit of weight in college because I had no concept of what a healthy diet was) I would jump on the latest diet train, I would sign up for new gym memberships and commit myself to an hour of boring elliptical each day. I’m all for turning over a new leaf in the new year, but why do we make it so hard on ourselves? I’ve spent the majority of my life in that 80% camp. Even though you know that come March, 80% of those “cleanses” will have failed and the shiny new excitement of the over-ambitious workout and weight loss goals will have worn off. You can’t get into your gym classes anymore because they’re overpopulated with New Years Resolutioners. Everywhere you look, someone is on a juice cleanse. With the new year always comes the influx of cleansing, detoxing, dieting, and new exercise routines. It’s also the same one I posted on insta yesterday!) This one is also similar and 35% off! Camisole: Abercrombie (Comes in lot’s of colors!) Sezane (a French brand I’m obsessed with that recently launched in the US) also has really pretty versions with lace, and I love Everlane’s classic silk cami’s (no lace, so more work-appropriate and great for layering under blazers as well as sweaters!) It’s important to know these rules before you get to the gym in order to make it a more productive environment for everyone.Sweater: Halogen (runs super large! Size down at least 1 size! I’m wearing xs! It’s hands-down my favorite cardigan, I wear it everywhere. The New Year (gympocalypse) is unique because this is the period of time when most new members join. Everyone starts somewhere and no one has the right to claim their reason for joining a gym is superior to anyone else’s. There’s no place for a “here come all those dam resolutioners” mentality at the gym. Is someone using this bar or were they just too “busy” to clean up after themselves? It’s confusing and somewhat annoying to approach a bar loaded up with weights. When you’re done using free weights, put them away in their proper place. No one likes to workout around the stinky person, and in a confined gym, that stinky person does a lot of damage to the entire gym. You should also wear deodorant and practice good general hygiene. Always wash your gym clothes before wearing them again. Yes the gym is kind of a disgusting place when you think about it (try not to dwell on it for too long), but this does not give you the right to go to the gym wearing dirty clothes. ![]() It makes no sense to do bicep curls (or other isolation exercises) on a squat rack when you can just as easily do them anywhere else. Gyms have a limited amount of squat racks but an almost infinite amount of space to do bicep curls in. There are not too many exceptions to this rule and curling in the squat rack is definitely not one of them! The squat rack is a magnet for non-squat exercisers because it’s placed directly in front of a mirror and has easy access to a bar and plenty of weight. Get wireless headphones, turn your music on, and put your phone in away until you’re done working out. This isn’t only selfish, it also makes your workout much less effective as rest periods increase, intensity decreases, and duration becomes ineffectively long. ![]() Don’t use your cell phone while sitting on equipment between sets. It only becomes an issue when your cell phone use prolongs the time you occupy equipment. No one really cares if you use your cell phone at the gym. Instead, use a jump rope or body weight exercises in conjunction with gym equipment to increase intensity without inconveniencing others. Avoid taking more than one machine at a time during heavy traffic. When the gym is crowded, these supersets are impossible to do without inconveniencing a lot of people. ![]() Supersets are a great way to increase intensity.
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