![]() Go on just one more, and one turned into four. Don’t think you can do it? Prove yourself wrong! 9. We also don’t compliment ourselves enough for the progress we make along the way even if we haven’t hit our goal, if progress has been made, it should be appreciated and proves that it can be done. This is a big contender when it comes to fitness goals, as you have to believe you can do it to really try. Sometimes we could really do with someone reminding us there is no such thing as ‘I can’t’. Motivation might be what gets your started, but it fades so you need to use that initial motivation to create habits that will keep your goal continuing to happen, even once the initial buzz is a thing of the past. A goal without a plan is just a wish, you need to put your words into actions to achieve your goal. Whilst you can hire a Personal Trainer to work as your ‘sat nav’ guiding you to fitness, or so to speak, you’ll still need to plan when you’re going to train with them. If you set off on a journey you’d never been on before without satellite navigation, how would you make it without checking the route in advance? Planning and preparation prevents a poor performance. This is a saying I stand by 100%, if I don’t have prepped meals I’ll snack off plan, or starve and binge, neither are great. Paying for a gym membership to help you achieve your goal can also work as extra motivation to make sure you get there, as nobody likes to waste money!Ī man who fails to prepare, prepares to fail. Choose activewear which is designed to last in the long run to save money down the line. buying the kit and joining a gym, does cost a lot, you can take advantage of January deals and you have to see it as an investment in yourself. Whilst sometimes the initial start up, ie. Not Enough MoneyĪ new goal usually comes at a cost, whether it’s a new gym membership or new kit, money can be a deciding factor in you achieving your goal. Prioritise your goal as of importance to you and you’re sure to find time to work at it. For example, we created EHOH, every hour on the hour, where we exercise for a few minutes at a time to combat the negative effects of having a sedentary office job. Fitness doesn’t take hours and hours, it just takes good planning. Setting slots in advance for exercise or breaking routines into 5-minute goals and targets can help to knock your goal down into more manageable time frames. Not Enough TimeĪs with any goal, sometimes it’s hard to find the time to make it work and so for many fitness goals, this can be the reason we fail. Once you’ve achieved a fitness goal, you're far more likely to set and achieve another because you know you really can do it, you’ve proved it! 4. We need to hang on in there! Having a plan of how you’re going to achieve your goals once the excitement wears off can help you to stay focused. ![]() January is a tough old month, it’s cold, it’s dark, everyone’s got hangovers and it's another 11 months before next Christmas, talk about January blues.because of this, it seems to take less of an excuse for us to give up on our goals. It may mean downsizing your goal for now, but keeping it as a goal to work towards in the future, as part of your bigger picture. ![]() You can do this by truly analysing your goal, taking a good hard look at yourself and weighing up whether your fitness goal is realistic. If you want to lose weight, put a number on it that's achievable, rather than leaving it open-ended or expecting the world in just a few months. It’s important to set a New Year's Resolution which is realistic, you can’t be expecting a Christmas miracle to conquer your New Year’s resolution for you. A problem shared is a problem halved - training with someone towards your goal, be it a friend or a PT adds twice the motivation and can help to ensure you don’t let yourself, or your partner down.Sharing a goal suggests you’re truly serious about wanting to make it happen, as you wouldn’t want to be seen as a failure. In fact, we need to think more - strength in numbers, by sharing our goals with others we are more likely to succeed for two reasons. We won’t tell anyone what we’re working towards in fear of failure. Many of us set our fitness goals and then try to achieve them alone. So why do we give up so easily and how can we make sure our goals not only last, but are met? 10 Reasons we give up on our New Year’s Resolutions Research shows that 95% of New Year's Resolutions are fitness related, but after just 3 months, only 10% of people think their resolution will last. Sundried conducted a survey with a reach of 4,000 people and found that 43% of people expect to give up their goal after just one month. Have you set yourself a New Year's Resolution? ![]()
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