{"id":114461,"date":"2018-12-06T04:49:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T09:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/?p=114461"},"modified":"2022-11-22T15:51:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T20:51:10","slug":"the-dreaded-feeling-that-all-eyes-are-on-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/2018\/12\/06\/the-dreaded-feeling-that-all-eyes-are-on-me\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dreaded Feeling That All eyes are on me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going to a gym to work out takes a lot of courage for some. In addition to the feelings of inadequacies as one fumbles their way through equipment that they are not familiar with, people who are overweight also have the extra emotional burden of overcoming the fear that \u201call eyes are on them\u201d. In my former personal training days, my clients would often share with me how personal training was a great option because it helped give them gain the confidence they needed to go into a gym and workout independently. But like many things in life, having a personal trainer comes with a price tag, which makes it unaffordable for many. So what alternative solutions when you are not able to afford a personal trainer? Interesting, training videos\/DVDS are still great options, yes even in 2017.<\/p>\n

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In a recent conversation that I had with a colleague (who is struggling with her weight and who also has a limited income), as we were exploring different options that might help her reach her achieve her fitness goals, interestingly, our conversations kept circulating back to training videos\/DVDs. Yes, they are still very significant today because they allow individuals to work out in the privacy of their own home and avoid those unwanted \u201cstares\u201d.<\/p>\n

Another benefit of well- produced training videos is that they often show progressive movements, which provides viewers a goal to strive towards. Indeed, training videos\/DVDs are not the answers for everyone, particularly since it still requires the \u201cmotivation\u201d to work out. However, if you happen to have a few training videos\/DVDs in storage, perhaps it might not be a bad idea to dust them off and use them to jump start your fitness goals!
\nAnd for those who are still in need of a little motivation, consider acquiring an exercise partner\/buddy\u2026
\nContributor: Renna Reddick<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Going to a gym to work out takes a lot of courage for some. In addition to the feelings of inadequacies as one fumbles their way through equipment that they are not familiar with, people who are overweight also have the extra emotional burden of overcoming the fear that \u201call…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,224,81,190,634,3],"tags":[364,387,514],"class_list":["post-114461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-excercise","category-fitness-health","category-health","category-healthwatch","category-lifestyle","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-renna-reddick"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Active-Exercise-e1543884490770-1.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":115377,"url":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/2025\/10\/11\/mental-health-challenges-in-the-caribbean\/","url_meta":{"origin":114461,"position":0},"title":"Mental Health Challenges in the Caribbean","author":"Sydney","date":"October 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Caribbean is facing a growing mental health crisis. 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