Fitness expert reveals simple rule to get in shape without dreading the gym: 'Just move'

Summer is correct astir nan area — and for some, that whitethorn travel pinch a renewed push to get to nan gym.

While fitness routines activity otherwise for everyone, 1 master offers elemental proposal for looking and emotion your best: Just move.

Kenny Santucci, fittingness trainer, gym proprietor and big of nan "Strong New York" podcast, met pinch Fox News Digital for an interview, during which he shared proposal connected achieving fittingness goals without dreading workouts.

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Santucci admitted that he dislikes definite types of exercises, for illustration backmost squatting, and will opt for alternatives instead.

"I dislike backmost squatting. I don't for illustration doing it," he said. "But I squat each clip I spell to nan gym, aliases each clip I person a limb time … I'll spell usage a pendulum squat. I'll usage a limb press. I will do lunges. It doesn't matter."

The master encourages activity arsenic nan modular for achieving fittingness goals. (iStock)

"Do I judge successful [fitness] programming? Yes. For nan mean personification who lives a normal life, do you person to adhere to a strict program? [No]."

When an workout feels for illustration a chore, Santucci said that could make it harder to stay consistent pinch workouts.

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"If you're reasoning successful your head, ‘Oh, God, I’ve sewage to spell do legs, I don't want to…’ Go do thing else," he suggested. "Swing a kettlebell, push a sled, do something. Just move. I’d alternatively promote group to move than thing else."

"I want group to look guardant to it," Santucci added. "You should ne'er question, ‘Should I spell aliases should I not?’ You should go, and past what you do erstwhile you get location – sky's nan limit."

For nan mean gym-goer, Santucci recommends uncovering exercises that are enjoyable.

While Santucci emphasizes wide movement, he noted that not each forms of workout will present nan desired muscle-building results.

For a amended outcome, he often encourages gym-goers to add much spot training to their routines and to assistance "a small spot heavier."

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"Strength training should beryllium nan ground of what you do, not cycling," he said, arsenic an example. "I don't person thing against cycling … but if you're telling maine that that's nan ground of your training, and your extremity is aesthetics, past you are not really helping yourself get to that constituent immoderate easier."

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Santucci recommends moving astatine astir 60% to 80% of capacity, pushing to a point of fatigue pinch mean intensity.

"And if you're not doing those things, past you're astir apt not going to get retired what you deliberation you're going to," he said.

While sticking to a cardio workout for illustration cycling whitethorn beryllium fun, Santucci suggests adding spot training to maximize results. (iStock)

"There's a subject down musculus growth, and if there's nary outer unit pushing against nan musculus tissue, and you're not fueling yourself with protein, past you're astir apt not going to build muscle."

Despite this, Santucci still encourages "everyone to do everything."

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"Hard doesn't needfully mean it's a amended workout," he said. "If you're training astatine levels of intensity, past you're reproducing bully outcomes."

"I don't want it to beryllium difficult for nan liking of it being hard," he went on. "I want to advancement astatine something. I want to get amended astatine something. So, knowing your extremity and moving backwards from location will thief you ... creation a amended programme for yourself."