The start of a new year is always when people in San Antonio, TX, work on resolutions. They can be anything. Often, they are about improving fitness. Some are impressively challenging. Others seem easy to obtain. It doesn’t matter the goal or its immensity it is. It’s all about achieving it. One way to make it easier, regardless of difficulty, is to break the goal into smaller weekly goals. Weekly goals allow you to experience success quickly. That builds motivation and ensures future wins.
Big goals are inspiring, at least for a while.
If you have a big goal, it’s exciting, but those goals take a long time to come to fruition. It doesn’t mean you don’t set them. Do it in smaller bites. If you want to lose 30 pounds, decide how much you can lose each week. It takes a deficit of 3500 calories to lose a pound. Reducing your calorie intake and increasing your calorie output could create a deficit of 500 calories daily. That would cause you to lose a pound a week. A weekly goal of losing a pound weekly for 30 weeks would be an achievable plan.
Don’t overdo it, or you could fail.
Trying to reach your goal too quickly can put the goal and your health in jeopardy. If you’ve never exercised in your life or at least for several years, don’t overdo it. You need to learn proper exercise form and start slowly. If lifting the remote is the hardest task you’ve done recently, don’t try to lift barbells that weigh as much as you do. The chances of getting injured are great. That can set you back for months.
Weekly goals give you a deadline.
If you’re only focused on big goals and have a deadline but don’t have any monitoring in between, you may not start in time to achieve your goal healthily. Everyone’s had something to do that they knew about for months but failed to start until the last minute. Sometimes, it works out, but most of the time, it doesn’t, especially for fitness. Weekly goals keep you constantly focused. They motivate you to take action.
- If you’re creating weekly goals, you need a method to measure your achievement. Your measurement tool should match your reason for the goal, like a scale and blood pressure readings when your goal is weight loss to lower your blood pressure.
- Tracking your goals is also important. If you want to get fit to look better, take a selfie of yourself in something that clings to your body. Take them once a month. It’s easier to see the changes when you look at your starting photo.
- If you have a workout buddy whose fitness level differs from yours, don’t compare yourself to your friend. Everyone needs to exercise at their own pace. Just focus on yourself and achieving your goals.
- Before you start any exercise program or diet, check with your healthcare professional. Don’t give up if you have a setback. Fitness doesn’t improve in a straight line upward. Our trainers can help you get back on track.
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