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As every year, when spring arrives, we can witness the bizarre phenomenon of the sudden overcrowding of gyms. Yes, because the pre-Easter period has always been characterized by the spread of a shared feeling: anxiety about the costume fitting.
As sportsmen may have noticed, this sudden assault on sports facilities is quickly followed by the emptying of the same which, after Easter and all the endless barbecues to follow, return to the exclusive prerogative of aficionados.
How do you explain it? The speech is actually very simple, and even those who suffer the stress of the “costume test” take very little time to understand that maintaining physical shape is a job that requires perseverance and commitment and dedication.
Moreover, if it is true that you do not get fat between Christmas and New Year, but between New Year and Christmas, that is, not in three days but throughout the year, it is equally true that physical activity requires regular practice to be effective. because the “killed in the gym” in view of certain occasions are totally useless. It is true that gyms are sometimes tempting with offers that induce signing up by promising miracles.
On the contrary, it must be recognized that maintaining physical form depends only on willpower and self-love. Because, the problems do not derive from an evening’s cheat or a training break, but from a firm mindset that sees proper nutrition as a “restrictive diet” and healthy and constant physical activity as torture.
In any case, training should go far beyond the search for a slim line, to have a holistic character, aiming for a 360 ° physical well-being, understood as harmony of body and mind.
And in any case, to achieve the desired results and keep your physical shape at its best, it is essential to carry out a gradual and constant activity to accustom the body and mind to a new lifestyle, naturally associating a healthy and proper diet.
Nothing beats a healthy, balanced diet to provide all the nutrients we need. But when that’s not possible, supplements can help. This article is not intended to replace medical advice. Consult your doctor before trying supplements.