Getting Started - Part 2

Now, how do we actually start with all this, up until now I've only talked about the mental aspects of fitness.

Well first of all you need a place where you can work out, a gym would be the best answer but if it is too expensive there's always the possibility of buying the equipment you need and setting up a small gym at home but if that's not possible either, don't give up, body-weight exercises exist for the exact same reason.

There are two things you'd want to follow: 

• Muscle development and maintenance. You want this. You will look more athletic, more active, more defined, and healthier. Humans are built to appreciate athletic bodies, of both genders. Muscle mass and strength also makes you less prone to injury, makes daily physical activities easier, and helps prevent many conditions like obesity, metabolic syndrome, and many of the effects of aging. If you are a skinny guy or girl wanting to have that tight butt, defined shoulders and a firm chest, muscle buildup will be your prime concern. If you are a fat guy or girl it is more about muscle maintenance.

• Fat loss. Too much fat is unhealthy and it also looks bad. If you want to look better, want a six pack you need to lose fat whether you are overweight or not. Fat makes you look flabby. If you are fat or female, fat loss is your prime concern. But you always need worry about muscle maintenance. Unlike exercising for muscle development, you cannot "aim" with fat loss; it is not possible to target specific areas). By losing fat, you will get tighter and more defined all over. 80% of fat loss is diet. If you cannot eat less, you cannot lose fat, it's as simple as that.

Basically it all depends on your diet and exercising, if you're fat it'd be advised to work out and do cardio exercises while eating at a calorie deficit. But if you're skinny and want to gain weight and muscle, the best thing you can do is eat a lot (300-500 calorie surplus  and exercise (lifting weights), I wouldn't start cardio if skinny, as it would make it harder to gain weight.

 Exercising

There are many types of exercises such as jogging, swimming, lifting weights, yoga, dancing, rowing and so on. But if you only want to put on muscle and/or lose that weight, cardio and lifting are the most important aspects of your future body.