{"id":60660,"date":"2024-07-03T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-get-past-gym-intimidation-when-you-are-brand-new-to-weightlifting-and-havent-worked-out-in-over-a-decade-2\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T08:00:52","slug":"how-do-you-get-past-gym-intimidation-when-you-are-brand-new-to-weightlifting-and-havent-worked-out-in-over-a-decade-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-get-past-gym-intimidation-when-you-are-brand-new-to-weightlifting-and-havent-worked-out-in-over-a-decade-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you get past gym-intimidation when you are brand-new to weightlifting and haven&#8217;t worked out in over a decade?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sophia T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It is normal to feel that way since your physical and mental condition well be less effective than when you were Compliant with weightlifting , but it is only a short period of time till you get back to your previous fitness level.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3080130325\"><div id=\"thefa-2062147505\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Your new life awaits<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Gissel S.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">what i\u2019ve learned works for me is accepting that i stopped working out. of course it isn\u2019t pleasant to come to terms with, but acknowledging that i won\u2019t be in the place i left off in\u2014say, lifting a certain weight or working out for a certain amount of time\u2014aids personal kindness. while i\u2019m inevitably going to perform less than i used to, accepting it and telling myself it\u2019s okay helps avoid shying away from starting again. \u201cyes, i used to do more, but if i work hard, i can surpass that as well.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophia T. It is normal to feel that way since your physical and mental condition well be less effective than when you were Compliant with weightlifting , but it is only a short period of time till you get back to your previous fitness level. 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