Now that is coming up to Springtime, if you are still seeing through your new year’s resolution of going to the gym more often, there is a high chance this resolution is sticking around for good. With the new lease of life that comes around at this time of year, it might be worthwhile building on those brilliant foundations you’ve made between January and now. In other words, it might be time to update your gym equipment. When you first decide to make a resolution such as going to the gym, you may have been apprehensive about updating your gear at the time, but now you know it’s something you want to keep up, getting more up to date kit can be a great motivator to help keep you on the straight and narrow.
For both men and women, sliders are becoming increasingly popular around the gym. This is largely due to the fact that they can be used for walking between different areas of equipment (especially if you’re focusing more on weights than cardio), as well being useful for when using the showers at the gym, or even the pool. If you have them handy in your gym bag, it’s likely you’ll be using them at least once each visit.
Your gym bag itself can also be a contender for something to upgrade to. Often, when you start in January, you grab whatever spare backpack you have lying about. Now, by March, you may have more of a routine, and more of an idea of what you want to bring with you to the gym. If this is the case, a new bag you use solely for the gym can be worthwhile. This will help you not having to take everything out of a bag every time you need it for something else. You can keep some of your gym kit, permanently in the bag, and will only need to take your dirty workout clothes out. This just helps saves that little bit of time in your life, and makes going to the gym less of a hassle, and therefore more inviting.
Finally, now that you know what routine works for you, start looking around for various gym/fitness apps that can help with your specific routine. Having a log of your progression can really help keep the initial motivation for going to the gym topped up and help show you where to take your fitness regime next.
