Don't fall victim over the holidays and lose focus on your nutrition and fitness program.
Set some goals NOW, not resolutions after the New Year, that will motivate you to maintain activity and healthy eating this season.
WHY GOAL SETTING and not RESOLUTIONS?
There are many benefits to setting goals. Goals direct your focus and
attention. They help you remain persistent in the face of adversity.
They increase your self-confidence and help you develop problem-solving
strategies. They help you train smarter and harder. The bottom line is
that when you set effective goals, they keep you motivated to make better food choices then you would if you did not have goals. Think about it, you, the athlete, create clear, simple and targeted daily training goals when you are preparing for your annual event. You know want to accomplish with each workout. You know how your training goals connect to your long-term performance goals. This is the same concept when it comes to nutrition and fitness. It can be difficult when your time to exercise is now eaten by holiday parties and celebrations. That is no excuse to pack on the pounds, if your goal is to maintain.
Most of us take a break from the daily training grind and are stuck in the mindset to start our our nutrition and fitness in January, the New Year. Perhaps you have not completed your
2012 fitness resolutions and or are already committed to a 2013 New
Year’s resolution.
Why wait, commit to get FIT now!
Instead of resolutions, set goals. Dedicate this time and make an effort toward
setting and evaluating your goals and think of what you could
accomplish. If you need help send me a message.
Here are some tips to help you with goal setting.
1. Set specific, but challenging goals.
If your goals are detailed and measurable, they are more likely to
improve your health, fitness and performance and keeps your motivation high
2. Set multiple goals.
An ideal number is three. More gives you too much to focus on, but only
one can put too much pressure on you. Have you ever focused on one event, such as
qualifying for the Boston Marathon, for example, and feel too much
pressure before and during the competition?
3. Write it down and express your goal.
People are more successful if they write down their goals and keep a log of their daily nutrition and workouts.
4. Frame your goals positively instead of negatively.
Rather than saying what you don’t want to do, write what you do want.
Changing “I will avoid eating sweets” to “I will add more fruits and veggies, 5 a day, in my daily nutrition plan with a weekly piece of cake” has a dramatic impact on our focus and
motivation. It allows you to think about the cake you can enjoy,
not cake you can’t have. Plus you fill up on your 5 a day you make not want that cake at the end of the week
5. Plan out what you are going to do weekly or daily.
This is incredibly important and a step that most people miss. We tend
to think about our goals, but don’t write a plan that includes
short-term daily or weekly goals. Someone who is trying to lose a
certain amount of weight this year should break that total into smaller
monthly goals.
6. Include a plan to adjust your goals.
Be flexible when life gets in the way. You may get injured or travel and eat out more then you want to so may
have to readjust your goals.
7. Have an accountability partner or coach (ME)
I will help hold you accountable for your goals and support you in the
process. I will keep you honest when the going gets tough. Join me on facebook to be included in my fitness support group.
Spend some time reflecting on what you want to accomplish today. Use
this opportunity to reflect on what you accomplished last year and look
toward the next. Then set goals instead of making resolutions. This
increases your chance for success and keep you motivated and focused for
the year to come.
Friend me on facebook, http://www.facebook.com/wendy.mader.7, and join my fitness accountability group.
Wendy Mader
www.t2coaching.com
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