Drive, comfortable clothes, great nutrition and consistency. If you have the drive to lose weight or gain muscle then you will succeed. You may have set back a long you ride to health but with good drive to succeed you will. How do you get drive if you made a decision to change your lifestyle that’s drive, how do you keep it going keep the benefits that you are gaining like feeling better, more stamina for you and your family and better brain function.
Comfortable clothes is essential to a good workout because you want to be flexible and have full movement. You probably don’t want to feel confidment like you are adding more weight from trying to move from your clothes. My store sells great flexible clothes to exercise in.
Great nutrition to me is probably the most important. Eating wholesome food is so important for your muscles, mind and body, fat control, vitamins and minerals. With good nutrition it’s like fine tuning yourself for optimal performance. As for me I have some fruit after a workout some people have protein drinks or some other post workout snacks.
Consistency is important because the more you keep going it becomes a habit which is a good thing. Out of habit forming exercise and nutrition is one of the best you can have. Things not to bring to the gym cell phones or anything that can distract you from your exercise, plus some people get mad if you wasting time on something they are wanting to use. Remember a bad workout is better than no workout.

( Consult with you doctor before exercise )
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