Motivation. Why did you start?

Hi everyone, todays blog is about motivation and remembering why you started.

I know all too well that approximately 70% of people will drop out of  an exercise plan or healthy eating plan within their first 6 weeks. This is a shame because it takes around 8 to 12 weeks to form a proper habit.

Getting bored or frustrated with exercise or sport is far too easy and a lot of people (including the old version of me) would just give up, especially when it gets tough to carry on or when you've had a bad training session. Let me tell you that it does get better and you will get stronger if you persist.

When you start an exercise program try to set some goals to achieve but make them small, reasonable and realistic. Nothing is worse than setting a very unrealistic goal then getting no where near it to destroy self confidence. Set time frames to go with the small goals so you can keep track of your progress too.

Most of all make sure you understand why you are doing it in the first place. Whether the reason is to improve your health, to lose weight or something else try to find your emotional connection with your goal and think of this when you get frustrated, it might just keep you going.

Stay grounded when setting goals and set up a small reward system for when you do achieve a goal. For example, one of my clients puts £1 into a jar for every workout she does and when she gets to a goal she uses that money to buy herself a treat.

I hope you can take something positive from this and can apply it to your personal situation.

I hope you have enjoyed my blog and thank you for reading.

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