Working Out
Working Out Solo, Better Or Worse?
A lot of people hear that working out with friends can be more beneficial, more fun, and even more motivating than a solo work out. Those all may be true, but a solo work out in the long run is more beneficial for over all goal achievement because when a person works out alone there is no trying to coincide schedules, or trying to make the time to get together, nor there is figuring out rides if car pooling is involved. The benefits of working out alone may be few, but definitely out weigh the benefits of working out with a friend. Of course going to the gym alone can be embarrassing at first, but it is all mind-over-matter. A person may feel that they are being watched while running on the treadmill or lifting weights, but come to the realization very quickly that the others around them are completely zoned out and focused on their own work out, not someone else’s. Also, they may start to compare themselves to the others around them, like the length of time that person beside them has run or the speed that person is going, and the same goes for lifting weights, others around them may be lifting more or doing more reps, but everyone has their own goals and goes at their own pace and it’s always good to remember that those others may have been working out longer and the feelings of embarrassment do go away. One the other hand if those feelings do not go away, a person always has the option of working alone in the comfort of their own home. This is all thanks to the many DVD or TV workout routines available these days. However, working out with a partner does have its benefits. “Working out with a partner provides benefits like, spotting you during your workout, giving helpful advice with what works best in a certain warm-up, and even provide mental encouragement as well as a challenge or race to see who loses the most that particular week” ( Health and Fitness Transformations). There is also the benefit of car
A lot of people hear that working out with friends can be more beneficial, more fun, and even more motivating than a solo work out. Those all may be true, but a solo work out in the long run is more beneficial for over all goal achievement because when a person works out alone there is no trying to coincide schedules, or trying to make the time to get together, nor there is figuring out rides if car pooling is involved. The benefits of working out alone may be few, but definitely out weigh the benefits of working out with a friend. Of course going to the gym alone can be embarrassing at first, but it is all mind-over-matter. A person may feel that they are being watched while running on the treadmill or lifting weights, but come to the realization very quickly that the others around them are completely zoned out and focused on their own work out, not someone else’s. Also, they may start to compare themselves to the others around them, like the length of time that person beside them has run or the speed that person is going, and the same goes for lifting weights, others around them may be lifting more or doing more reps, but everyone has their own goals and goes at their own pace and it’s always good to remember that those others may have been working out longer and the feelings of embarrassment do go away. One the other hand if those feelings do not go away, a person always has the option of working alone in the comfort of their own home. This is all thanks to the many DVD or TV workout routines available these days. However, working out with a partner does have its benefits. “Working out with a partner provides benefits like, spotting you during your workout, giving helpful advice with what works best in a certain warm-up, and even provide mental encouragement as well as a challenge or race to see who loses the most that particular week” ( Health and Fitness Transformations). There is also the benefit of car