Is Analysis Paralysis Getting In Your Way?
Brad Howard

Each year, more and more people begin a fitness program for
the first time. With high blood pressure, the chance of
stroke or heart attack, and diabetes on the prowl, many
individuals look to find the best information possible in
order to slash their results time and get into better shape
faster.

But, someone forgot to let these people know that they need
to be doing something while they are info searching.

For some, the fear of doing the wrong thing at the
beginning keeps them from ever getting started. With the
glutton of information out there, it's no wonder these
unfortunate individuals end up not getting anywhere.

"Analysis Paralysis"

Analysis Paralysis occurs when people continually stay in
information gathering mode without taking any action. They
figure that "once I have the right information" they'll get
started.

The study of the body is an ongoing phenomenon and the
appearance of "wannabe gurus" giving out unsubstantiated
advice runs rampant online. Therefore, our worthy beginner
never finds the correct information on the fitness program
they are looking for (because much of it is conflicting).

Some may consider this a form of procrastination. I would
have to disagree. It is more a lack of decisiveness.

Lee Iacocca, the former CEO for Chrysler and business
mastermind, once said:

"I have always found that if I move with seventy-five
percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret
it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that
drive you crazy".

In other words, gather information, but make sure to act
when you have a sufficient amount. You'll never know if the
information is going to completely work for your particular
situation. Wouldn't make more sense to get 75% of the
information, try, and then find out that it wasn't the
correct info rather than spend even more time trying to
gather up to 90% before finding out that you wasted your
time.

With health and fitness, each person reacts to things a
little differently. With that being said, once you have a
general idea of what you are doing, go do it. You'll have a
few mini failures in the process but your learning will
increase and so will your results.

The simple fact remains that experience can help you
decipher the good info from the bad. As you become more "in
tune" to working out and getting in shape, much of the data
you read online and offline will begin to make even more
sense.

Finally, make sure to keep your ego in check. Working out
and getting in shape is a learning process. As we've
discussed, every person reacts a little different to the
same stimulus. It's going to take a little testing and
tweaking to find out exactly what your body responds best
to.

But you'll never get to that point if you don't go ahead
and get started with your fitness program.

Just don't let "analysis paralysis" hold you down.


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