Tip of the Month

July 2008

Are You Getting the Results You Thought You Would?

As a trainer, this is a common question I ask of myself when I look at clients and their progress. I am sure it is one that most clients ask themselves from time to time. Here are a few tips to help keep you on track, or get you back to where you thought you would be:

  1. Re-evaluate your goal- Is the goal you chose really what you want to achieve? If you have not been able to dedicate yourself fully to working towards it, maybe the goal is the problem, not the effort.
  2. Rededicate yourself to your goal- Are you doing everything you could/should be doing to achieve the results you wanted. This includes exercise/diet/sleep, etc… Understand that no matter how many sessions per week you see your trainer, there is much work to be done on your own.
  3. Talk to your trainer- Evaluate what you have been doing, and what you can change to get on track, or to progress more quickly.
  4. Stay positive- Negative thoughts, even jokingly, can slowly derail the best intent. Don’t look at yourself as failing, or not working hard enough. Focus on what you are doing right, and what you can do to improve on it.
  5. Plan for bumps in the road- Inevitably, you will get a cold, or sprain an ankle, or something will get in the way of even the best plans. Plan for this, and incorporate it into any long program.
  6. 6. Always improve- If you can look back everyday and say you are doing more and living a healthier lifestyle than you were 6 weeks ago, then you have to be on the right track.
  7. Work hard- Work at it! Achieving anything worthwhile takes work, or it wouldn’t matter that you achieved it. Be ready to work your plan over the long haul and enjoy the work. Take every workout as if it were the last.

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