If you are a woman who desires to improve your fitness level, appearance, health or lifestyle through an exercise program, you should be applauded because it takes great courage to begin. There are many variables to ponder and decisions to make in finding and choosing a sensible exercise program. Hopefully, you will avoid a common situation witnessed by Dr. Robert Good, M.D., Chief Orthopedic Surgeon at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania. He states, “I see women in my office everyday who were well until they tried to get in shape.” The following paragraphs briefly explain areas that can strongly influence your attitude toward beginning and sticking with an exercise program.

Misinformation
Roger Schwab, author of Strength of a Woman, states, “Professional athletes, fashion models, bodybuilders and other self-styled prophets of health all claim to have the workout that works. They constitute a marketplace of misinformation; and no one is getting ‘ripped off’ worse than women.” It is a challenging task to find the truth amidst all the health and fitness information that you are exposed to. It is vital that you find the answer to the question, ”What does my body require to maximally improve its physical capacity and appearance?”

Expectations
A very popular and fair question to ask is, “When will I begin to see results?” Proper training can bring about a number of physical results almost immediately. However, when it comes to visual changes in appearance, the most influential factors are the amount of body fat you have, your dietary intake, previous exercise experiences and the obvious – genetics.

Genetics
Since we all have varying degrees of genetic gifts and limitations, we should only compare ourselves to ourselves. Therefore, it will be easier for you to see and feel the significant improvements that you have achieved.


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