In my last post, I talked about setting goals at the beginning of the fitness journey. Now I want to bring up what happens when you run into setbacks.
Expect setbacks. Expect that it won’t be easy at times. This way when you’re not motivated to workout the 2ndweek into your month on a Wednesday evening it won’t be a shock. Remember why you are doing it. It’s already in the calendar and you don’t leave things undone that are scheduled. A month is attainable. 3x a week is attainable. 30 mins is attainable. You can do this.
Same thing goes for other frustrations. Name the problem then plug in a solution. Lack of motivation? Hire a trainer for a month. Lack of support? Join a small group-training program for a month. Will the solution be perfect? Hell no. But you need to try in order to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Stick to a plan for at least a month even if it isn’t the perfect plan. Then reevaluate. What went well? What can you do more of? Are you in better shape than a month ago? Chances are you will naturally start making better choices outside of your workouts.
Before you know it, your goals that you started with might change. The same clients of mine that had goals of “just get in shape” or “just get started” now have nutrition goals, exercise selection goals, ie*do 10 pull ups, recovery goals ie* get 8 hours of sleep 2x a week, and now have a clearer understanding of WHY they workout.
What’s the biggest frustration you have with getting to where you want to be with your fitness? Tackle that first. Expect setbacks BUT stay consistent on that initial goal by remembering why you are doing it. Pretty soon the benefits of working out will outweigh any negative experience you have of completing the workouts and hey, you might just end up looking forward to your workouts
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