Fitness Pitfall 1: Lacking the correct motivation to begin

Usual Outcome: Giving up on dreams before getting properly started

The Road to Success: Finding your true motivation

So why do you want things to be different? What is your motivation for embarking on your new fitness regime? It had better be good because it has got to sustain you during the coming months and keep you on track. Do you know where to get motivation from and how to find it when you need it most?

Motivation isn’t something you can hold in your hands, it is not tangible. It is not even the same for everyone. But one thing you can be sure of, you are going to need it if you are to make the changes necessary to reach your fitness goals. So how do we get motivated?

To give yourself the best chance of success, you must decide what you really, really want. True motivation doesn’t come from deciding what you could do, or what you should do, or what someone else thinks would be good for you, but from what you really want to do.

Think about it now. What are the three things you really want to achieve with your fitness? What are the things you would really regret if you did not make them happen? If you were to broadcast to the world in six months’ time, what would you want to tell them you had achieved with your fitness between now and then? Now let’s look a little more closely at the priorities to ensure they are the right goals to be striving for, and to give you the best possible chance of success.


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