NoExcusesGym

  Break your ambiguous goals of feeling better or dropping a few dress sizes into smaller, bite-size chunks.
Never underestimate

Tips for your goal-setting:

•  Don’t underestimate your wellness goals. You can feel great satisfaction in meeting them and build momentum for other goals. Take one goal at the time.

•  Set attainable and realistic goals. Challenging yourself to eat no fat for a week could set you up for failure. Start with eating breakfast every morning, once it’ll be no problem for you, pick up another goal.

•  Set fitness goals that include performing some form of physical activity for a certain number of days each week or a certain number of minutes. Make it an appointment and show up for it.

•  Be specific. A goal of “eating better” is an example of a worthwhile, but ambiguous, goal. A more effective or specific goal: limit sweets to one a day for the next week or limit cookies to the weekend.

•  Don’t exercise too much, which could be counter-productive. Adequate rest can result in better workouts.

Our muscles need time to rest and repair themselves. For a normal exerciser, not an athlete, three to five days a week is good. When people start missing days, they can become disappointed and start missing more.

•  Keep track. Write down your goals and progress in a journal or notebook. Put goals in a visible spot. Energy—in other words, how do you feel?—can be measured on a scale of one to 10 each day. Pedometers can be used to count steps, increasing the number over time.
Remember, getting fit or feeling well is a long process. It doesn’t happen overnight.

It should be a lifetime change not a month long.

source: nubella

(by Marcela Vanharova)