08/06/2022
Do you suffer from gym anxiety? Me too!
From the first day that I stepped foot into the gym, I have suffered from gym anxiety. I started my journey at Jetts, using only the treadmill, and same treadmill every time for the first 4 weeks of my gym membership. As I spent more time in the gym, I would slowly branch out to other equipment as I got more comfortable and saw more results, however, to this day after studying a health & fitness degree and training for several years I still struggle with gym anxiety. Over the past 5 years I have developed my own techniques, in combination with studying exercise science and exercise psychology to overcome this, and gain confidence in the gym.
The important question is how have I managed to maintain consistency throughout the year? And how can I apply this to you? My personal favorite method to overcome this, is to find your flow state! the flow state is about finding a positive psychological balance between anxiety and boredom. In order to reach the flow state, I would find what I enjoyed doing in the gym, regardless of whether what I was doing was optimal, intense enough, the best way to achieve my fitness goals or even specific to my goals. The ultimate outcome for me was enjoyment!
But what is the flow state? as previously mentioned it refers to finding a positive psychological balance between anxiety and boredom. You will have experienced this many times throughout your life, that feeling of time flying by when you're having fun, that is flow state. Techniques can be developed to reach this state for any task. It can be quite difficult to achieve flow state intentionally with unfamiliar or uncomfortable tasks, too much stress or boredom either way can lead to high levels of anxiety, and boredom. If you, or somebody you know, suffers with gym anxiety, don’t be afraid to contact me, so we can find your flow and develop a 1-on-1 approach to achieve your goals.
