Shaping yourself into who you want to be requires more than just going to the gym. You need a goal of why you are going. A goal can set you into the right direction towards wherever you want to be.
Build Muscle?
Are you wanting to increse your overall muscle mass? Sometimes when you want to step into a healthy lifestyle, you want to add some size to yourself. The best way to do that is by building more musle mass. Muscle is the soft tissue that is found in all humans. Muscles function to produce force and motion. They are mostly responsible for maintaining and changing posture.
Lose Weight?
Do you want to become leaner and lose some overall Weight? Maybe you don't wan to put on some more size, maybe you want to do the opposite and lose some weight. By becoming leaner and losing some fat you can accomplish this. The body has a stored amount of body fat and this can be dropped to a healthy amount by losing weight. You don't want to go too far into the lean end because that can also be dangerous for your health.
Just Want to Become Healthier?
Do you just want to make a change to a more healthy lifestyle and feel better about yourself? In that perfect Goldilocks scenario maybe this option will be just right. Just attempting to become healthier overall is a perfect option for anyone. Not looking to add much mass or lose much, fitness and health isn't just about the shape of your body it is also what you put into it. Living a healthy lifestyle is a really good balance of everything to make yourself feel better and live longer.