It’s a new year and the start of health and fitness season.
With our New Years Resolutions clearly set out we are hitting the sport stores,
dusting off the old trainers, visiting local gyms while simultaneously clearing the cupboards of our sweet snacks and alcohol. Now granted I know this was the
same case last year but we really mean it this time, we are gonna lose that
weight, run that marathon and look hot on the beach this coming summer. We fell
off last year but this year will be different!...................... Well, I
hope it is.
Are you one of those
people who when approaching a training regime to get in shape get your mind
right and focused first? If you are one of the few then you’ll more likely be
the ones achieving your fitness goals looking great on the beach while the
others wonder what they were doing wrong. A lot of people fail to link mental
fitness with physical fitness and therefore fall off at the first hurdle of
their fitness journey. It takes real mental strength to push yourself past your
comfort zones, work through the pain, stay consistent, remain disciplined with
your eating and stay focused on your goal, which is what you need to do to
achieve that desired beach body. It needs to become a conscious lifestyle
change, not a tiresome chore.
Do what you’ve always done and you’ll get what you’ve always got.
Goal setting is key, not only in fitness but in life in general. Ask yourself “if you have no goal in life, what is your purpose for living?”
The key to my goal setting methods (as seen above) are to be clear with what
I wish to achieve and believe in it so definitely that in my mind it is already achieved. I write a clear statement using present tense stating what
I am about to achieve and attach as much detailed feeling to the statement
as I can. I date the statement at the exact date in which I will achieve my
fitness goal. I suggest you to do this
and also attach a picture of that body you want, whether it is a celebrity or
an old photo of how you once looked but the goal needs to be realistic to you.
Use the acronym SMART to write your statement:
Specific-
Your target needs to be specific, “I want to lose weight” is not enough. Write
your desired weight
Measurable-
How will your progress be measured? Dress size, scales, body measurements etc
Achievable-
Goals must require you to do your best but be achievable
Realistic-
Is your goal realistic and are you able to put in the work necessary to achieve
Timed- When will you achieve your goal by?
Definite date should be set
What you think about you bring about, thoughts become things
and this is the same principle used by
all the top sporting achievers who use
visualisation before major competitions.
You may feel this is a bit excessive but it all depends on
how much you really desire to achieve your goal.
Written by
Erron Dussard
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