Creating a consistent workout routine can be filled with many unknowns when you’re just starting to exercise. Questions like, how many days per week should I exercise? How many sets and reps should I do each time? What type of exercises SHOULD I do? These questions lead to even more questions, often leading to over-analyzing by paralysis. No wonder beginners get confused with their fitness journey, especially with how exercise is often depicted on social media, television, and advertisements. In this episode of the Time 2 Train Podcast, host Tyler Valencia, Ph.D. (c), gives four tips for building a workout routine that works and pulls from stories of training clients and teaching group fitness classes.

In this episode, we learned that staying flexible and adaptable to your weekly workout routine is crucial. Your body undergoes significant physical and mental stressors throughout a typical week, and minor tweaks to your exercise plan can make a big difference in your overall progress. A perfect example of this is when you find yourself with a hectic work schedule at the beginning of the week and attempt to incorporate a demanding workout that leaves you feeling completely drained. Not only are you limiting your ability to exercise again that week, but you are also adding in extra recovery elements that may not get the needed attention.

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From 2012 to 2016, Tyler ran and operated his own fitness boot camp company in Long Beach, California, which won Best Bootcamp two years in a row (2014-2015) and Best Personal Trainers three years in a row (2013-2015). He holds a bachelor's and master's in exercise science and is working on completing his doctorate in health & human performance.

Indoor cycling can be an effective way to build endurance, strength, and have fun during an at-home workout. These days, finding an at-home cycling workout can be a fun process where you see different teaching styles and learn about their views on health & fitness. In this Time 2 Train Podcast episode, host Kelly Favret chats with YouTube cycling instructor Joe Alvarado on the nitty-gritty of crafting that killer indoor cycling rides.

From music-driven classes to heart-pounding interval sessions, Kelly and Joe break down the creative process and give you a backstage pass to the effort it takes to curate a whole online class experience. Kelly and Joe are both YouTube fitness instructors and have blossoming channels. They share what goes into their process and how viewers can get the most out of their workouts. Plus, we've got some tips on staying motivated as we gear up for the new year's fresh start! 

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Finding time to exercise is a barrier many of us face. Work can bog us down, or life's daily grind can beat us up. But we have seen how exercise can energize our day and help us achieve more throughout the typical week. In this episode of the Time 2 Train Podcast, host Tyler Valencia talks with fitness YouTuber Courtney Andersen about strategies to maximize your time exercising and how to get started today instead of waiting for the new year. One of the tips that Courtney shares is to start your fitness plan before the new year. Creating consistency is building a base for your fitness, and in the initial stages, it can be challenging. Working on your fitness plan now can help jumpstart your new year and move you further along your journey.

Courtney Andersen is a fitness YouTuber with over 28,000 subscribers. She creates HIIT, kickboxing, and strength workouts for viewers worldwide to follow along. Along with running her YouTube channel, she teaches in person around Southern California while raising three boys. A workout tip that helped shape Counrtey’s recent workouts is shortening the time to rest while exercising. Keeping shorter rest periods has helped her build endurance, improving her hobbies such as hiking, running, and swimming.

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The Time 2 Train Podcast is here, and episode one starts with insight from two of the Instructors, Tyler Valencia and McCall Tycksen. This episode starts with some background into the Time 2 Train Podcast and what you can expect with future episodes. The second half is a conversation between Tyler and McCall about finding fitness activities and sharing tips from their busy professional lives. McCall is a busy mom of four and very active in her fitness community. Working in the greater Phoenix metropolitan and providing live and online fitness instruction, McCall still finds time for herself, and she shares tips for busy moms in the same boat. Tyler is the owner of Time 2 Train Fitness and also runs an online fitness education, KIPS. He shares his experiences with trying new hobbies and how that has evolved into his current outlook on fitness.

One of the best takeaways from this episode is that finding activities you enjoy is vital to overall fitness. If you enjoy participating, there’s a higher chance that you come back for future events. For years, fitness and exercise have been marketed as “pushing through the pain” and being “tough.” However, as the numbers show, the obesity rate is still increasing, and information on exercise is still not as prevalent. The activities you find don’t always have to be complicated and exert you physically, but moving your body through space is key. You want to use all of the muscles in your body and get them contracting. 

Listen to the first episode of the Time 2 Train Podcast, and let us know what activities you enjoy!

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