Apart from the general advice of getting at least 8 hours of interrupted sleep a night, eating a more balanced diet, reducing any alcohol consumption & stopping smoking, there's no 1 routine that fits every person.
In my opinion, the best way to approach "fitness" is to find a recreational physical activity that you love doing, and that you're really excited to get better at. Focussing on getting involved in that activity or sport, and learning how to improve your performance in it, will inevitably mean making lifestyle adjustments (diet, exercise, sleep, etc.) that also improve your overall health and fitness.
Fitness in itself is important, but forcing yourself to go to the gym (or eat right, or whatever), just the sake of it, sucks and isn't sustainable. On the other hand, if you put your energy first and foremost into participating in a physical activity for the sake of your enjoyment, "fitness" will just come along with it naturally, and in the blink of an eye.
If you want to try weightlifting, for example, then do a bit of research on how strength training fundamentally works, how to get yourself started with a safe and effective approach, and importantly, figure out how to fit it in alongside your existing daily/weekly responsibilities. Maybe even join a club, get together with friends, or find a trainer or coach (if you can afford one) if you need more guidance and motivation. If you decide it's not for you, then there are plenty of other sports you can try instead (and that might eventually require you to get stronger, and therefore return to some weightlifting down the road, but with a new perspective).
In my opinion, the best way to approach "fitness" is to find a recreational physical activity that you love doing, and that you're really excited to get better at. Focussing on getting involved in that activity or sport, and learning how to improve your performance in it, will inevitably mean making lifestyle adjustments (diet, exercise, sleep, etc.) that also improve your overall health and fitness.
Fitness in itself is important, but forcing yourself to go to the gym (or eat right, or whatever), just the sake of it, sucks and isn't sustainable. On the other hand, if you put your energy first and foremost into participating in a physical activity for the sake of your enjoyment, "fitness" will just come along with it naturally, and in the blink of an eye.
If you want to try weightlifting, for example, then do a bit of research on how strength training fundamentally works, how to get yourself started with a safe and effective approach, and importantly, figure out how to fit it in alongside your existing daily/weekly responsibilities. Maybe even join a club, get together with friends, or find a trainer or coach (if you can afford one) if you need more guidance and motivation. If you decide it's not for you, then there are plenty of other sports you can try instead (and that might eventually require you to get stronger, and therefore return to some weightlifting down the road, but with a new perspective).
Original post by Britto
What is the best fitness routine for a male at 18 years old?
What are your fitness goals? Fitness? Muscle size? Strength?
depends what you are trying to achieve, "fitness" is a broad term:
Body builder / fitness bro / shredded bloke: Looks insanely good, lifts huge amounts of weight at the gym but struggles to move around in a normal fashion and can't run 500 meter without getting a heart attack?
Calisthenics bro / Asian gym bro / Chalk addict: Freakishly strong fingers, looks lean af but weak as f*** when it comes to lifting, ok at running and needs 4 years of dedicated training to look like he is fit.
Hybrid athlete / functional / ?!?: This is my preferred form of training so I am a bit biased but I will try my best: Jack of all trades and master of none, may not look especially fit in fact may look a bit weird physically but can do a but of everything, lift, carry, run and swim. Does all the exercises that make people embarrassed to go to the same gym as you?
Runner / skinny bloke: resting heart rate of 40 bpm, has a body fat percentage of 2%, a dangerously low BMI, can run 25km in 2 hours without needing to catch their breath, tendons are bigger and more visible than their muscles and is probably a vegan however will crumble as soon as you tell them to lift or carry something.
Swimmer / aqua man or aqua girl: If swimming was a human's prime function then we would evolve with flippers? at the same time prone to gaining fat yet getting crazy strong shoulders and probably the most underrated form of fitness / exercise. Truly I don't swim on a regular basis but swimmers are absolutely crazy fit even though some of them don't look it.
Point is how one "gets fit" depends on their goals, I would pick something you want to specialise in and work accordingly, you can't have everything. Or just be an absolute G and do some tactical / functional training, heres a starter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XlH7as17tc&t=272s&ab_channel=MBest11x
Body builder / fitness bro / shredded bloke: Looks insanely good, lifts huge amounts of weight at the gym but struggles to move around in a normal fashion and can't run 500 meter without getting a heart attack?
Calisthenics bro / Asian gym bro / Chalk addict: Freakishly strong fingers, looks lean af but weak as f*** when it comes to lifting, ok at running and needs 4 years of dedicated training to look like he is fit.
Hybrid athlete / functional / ?!?: This is my preferred form of training so I am a bit biased but I will try my best: Jack of all trades and master of none, may not look especially fit in fact may look a bit weird physically but can do a but of everything, lift, carry, run and swim. Does all the exercises that make people embarrassed to go to the same gym as you?
Runner / skinny bloke: resting heart rate of 40 bpm, has a body fat percentage of 2%, a dangerously low BMI, can run 25km in 2 hours without needing to catch their breath, tendons are bigger and more visible than their muscles and is probably a vegan however will crumble as soon as you tell them to lift or carry something.
Swimmer / aqua man or aqua girl: If swimming was a human's prime function then we would evolve with flippers? at the same time prone to gaining fat yet getting crazy strong shoulders and probably the most underrated form of fitness / exercise. Truly I don't swim on a regular basis but swimmers are absolutely crazy fit even though some of them don't look it.
Point is how one "gets fit" depends on their goals, I would pick something you want to specialise in and work accordingly, you can't have everything. Or just be an absolute G and do some tactical / functional training, heres a starter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XlH7as17tc&t=272s&ab_channel=MBest11x
Original post by Britto
What is the best fitness routine for a male at 18 years old?
Depends on your goals and intentions you want to realize with your training. Why do you want to be fit?
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