Starting a Workout Regimen | Ask Erik

A question from Joan on how to start a workout regimen after recovering from double ACL surgery and significant weight loss?

Erik recommends:

1. Water based exercises
2. Recumbent bike
3. Find a trainer to help with your form
4. Keep moving
5. Listen to your body
6. Be patient and take baby steps
7. Consistency

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Erik's Weekly Fitness Tip: Let Your Past Stay There

Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present. 

Too often we let our past dictate our present day decisions like taking risks or making positive changes.  

Ever heard the phrase "senior moment"? Well, it's time we change the negative connotation associated with that phrase and adopt more senior moments in our lives! There is no time like the present to conveniently forget about past failures, disappointments and missteps. Let your past stay there. 

On the other hand, it you are having a hard time letting go of the past, all hope is not lost. You might find comfort in knowing that literally every single person on this planet has experience with coming up short at one time or another. The difference between those who are successful and those who are not, is that those who are successful don't let their pasts paralyze their present day. Instead, they use those personal failures as teaching moments, or fuel for their inner fire.

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Strengthen Your Glutes | Ask Erik

A question from Carl on how he can strengthen his glutes, hamstrings, and quads.

Erik recommends:

1. Deadlifts with a barbell.
2. Check out the book, Starting Strength: Basic Barbell training (3rd Edition), by Mark Rippetoe

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