{"id":629614,"date":"2026-05-07T21:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/629614\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T21:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:01:08","slug":"fitness-expert-shares-simple-gym-rule-to-avoid-dreading-your-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/629614\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness expert shares simple gym rule to avoid dreading your workout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gym attendance<\/a> typically spikes in the months leading up to summer, according to industry data, as many Americans ramp up their fitness routines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While\u00a0fitness routines<\/a>\u00a0work differently for everyone, one expert offers simple advice for looking and feeling your best: Just move.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kenny Santucci, fitness trainer, gym owner and host of the \u201cStrong New York\u201d podcast, shared advice on achieving fitness goals without dreading workouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Santucci admitted that he dislikes certain\u00a0types of exercises<\/a>, like back squatting, and will opt for alternatives instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate back squatting<\/a>. I don\u2019t like doing it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut I squat every time I go to the gym, or every time I have a leg day \u2026 I\u2019ll go use a pendulum squat. I\u2019ll use a leg press. I will do lunges. It doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I believe in [fitness] programming? Yes. For the average person who lives a normal life, do you have to adhere to a strict program? [No].\u201d<\/p>\n

When an exercise feels like a chore, Santucci said that could make it harder to\u00a0stay consistent\u00a0with workouts.<\/p>\n

Gym attendance typically spikes in the months leading up to summer, according to industry data, as many Americans ramp up their fitness routines. AntonioDiaz \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

While\u00a0fitness routines\u00a0work differently for everyone, one expert offers simple advice for looking and feeling your best: Just move. Drazen \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Kenny Santucci, fitness trainer, gym owner and host of the \u201cStrong New York\u201d podcast, shared advice on achieving fitness goals without dreading workouts. Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re thinking in your head, \u2018Oh, God, I\u2019ve got to go do legs, I don\u2019t want to\u2026\u2019 Go do something else,\u201d he suggested. <\/p>\n

\u201cSwing a kettlebell, push a sled, do something. Just move. I\u2019d rather encourage people to move than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI want people to look forward to it,\u201d Santucci added. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou should never question, \u2018Should I go or should I not?\u2019 You should go, and then what you do when you get there \u2013 sky\u2019s the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While Santucci emphasizes general movement, he noted that not all forms of exercise will deliver the desired muscle-building results.<\/p>\n

For a better outcome, he often encourages gym-goers to\u00a0add more strength training<\/a>\u00a0to their routines and to lift \u201ca little bit heavier.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStrength training should be the basis of what you do, not cycling,\u201d he said, as an example. <\/p>\n

For a better outcome, Santucci often encourages gym-goers to\u00a0add more strength training\u00a0to their routines and to lift \u201ca little bit heavier.\u201d ty \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have anything against cycling \u2026 but if you\u2019re telling me that that\u2019s the basis of your training, and your goal is aesthetics, then you are not really helping yourself get to that point any easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Santucci recommends working at about 60% to 80% of capacity, pushing to a\u00a0point of fatigue\u00a0with moderate intensity.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if you\u2019re not doing those things, then you\u2019re probably not going to get out what you think you\u2019re going to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Santucci recommends working at about 60% to 80% of capacity, pushing to a\u00a0point of fatigue\u00a0with moderate intensity. Flamingo Images \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a science behind muscle growth<\/a>, and if there\u2019s no external force pushing against the muscle tissue, and you\u2019re not fueling yourself\u00a0with protein, then you\u2019re probably not going to build muscle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this, Santucci still encourages \u201ceveryone to do everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHard doesn\u2019t necessarily mean it\u2019s a better workout,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re training at levels of intensity, then you\u2019re reproducing good outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want it to be hard for the sake of it being hard,\u201d he went on. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to progress at something. I want to get better at something. So, understanding your goal and working backwards from there will help you \u2026 design a better program for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gym attendance typically spikes in the months leading up to summer, according to industry data, as many Americans…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[13011,337,1100,97,52171],"class_list":["post-629614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-americans","tag-fitness","tag-gym","tag-health","tag-trainer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}