What are your fitness Dundrum goals? Are you on pace to achieve them? Most importantly: How can you stay motivated? The answer is simple: Structure. Improving your fitness level will take persistent, systematized workouts scheduled every other day – at the very least.
Fitness Dundrum goals are among the most ambitious, whether it’s to complete a marathon or losing 10 pounds. Both ends require mental fortitude and the conquering of one’s physical urge to stop. Our physical condition is the end result of decades of behavioral patterns – many of which are hard to change. Ultimately, no one can do the work for you. It’s a quest you must determine on your own.
Here are five ways to boost your fitness goals:
- Choose your quest. Strengthen your motivation by creating a vision of where you’d like to be several months or a year from now. Make your journey a very specific and measurable one too. Maybe you want to drop your cholesterol levels by 30 points, shed two pant sizes or lose 10 pounds this month. Write down your goal and keep it somewhere you can see it every day.
- Set a date with yourself. Scheduling your work-outs as you would schedule a business meeting has been a huge help to many harried exercisers. When you write down appointments in your agenda, you will be more likely to hold yourself accountable to keeping those appointments. Schedules breed consistency and commitment.
- Make a promise. Pledge that you will achieve a list of short-term goals by a set date. Reward yourself with a new set of workout clothes or a new music playlist when you do all you set out to do. Setting small pick-me-up goals can be just as important as setting that long-term milestone because these little achievements will become motivating forces while you continue slogging away at those pounds.
- Start with small changes. Breaking down your goal into small steps will make your task more manageable. If your goal is to run a 5K, start by running a mile, then two miles, and so forth. Accomplishing tasks consistently and setting new goals is what is most important here.
- Learn to love movement. Even on your “off days,” do something. Walk the dog. Do a quick 25-minute yoga DVD. Ride a stationary bike for a little while. Go swimming. Play a few rounds of tennis. Garden. Every day you should do something – ideally around the same time, which will help you create a habit.