Six ways to hit 2019 fitness goals

A lot of people start the new year with goals of getting fitter, losing weight or living a healthier lifestyle - but we all know that sometimes aspirations don’t quite stick or pan out.

So, I am going to share some of my top tips that’ll put you in the best position to achieve your goals in 2019. your goal is to ‘improve fitness’, that’s not defined enough.

To have any chance of achieving your goal you need to give it some clarity.

Why do you want to improve your fitness? Do you want to be able to run a marathon? When do you want to achieve your goal? In a week’s time, or by the end of the year?

A clear goal of, “I want to improve my fitness so that I can run a marathon by August 14, 2019”, is much more likely to be achieved.

By being specific you automatically increase the odds of achieving your goal. along the way.

When you share your goals with someone else, it makes you both accountable and gives you an avenue for support. Having other people around you working towards the same goal is inspiring and motivating.

Find yourself a boot camp or a running club where you can join in with other people.

If you’re going to the gym on your own your motivation is more likely to dip!

At East Coast Fitness, we have taken on 15 new members for January and I’m really excited to get them started because I know they are going to be blown away by the enthusiasm and motivation of the group.

There’s still a few places open, for more information go to www.eastcoast-fitness.com

Now that you know what your goal is and how you’re going to achieve it, the next and most important part of making it happen is by taking action consistently.

For most people, they set their goals and get super excited and take massive action in the beginning, but then an obstacle pops up and they give up or fall back to taking minimal action.

The trick is to get into the habit of taking consistent acIf tion day-in day-out. This is where accountability comes in again.

You’re more likely to stay on track if you have someone to help, support and motivate you through the workouts.

Goal setting should be fun and something to get excited about.

Far too often we are too hard on ourselves in the process that we forget to celebrate the progress we’ve made.

So, remember to acknowledge big and small wins along the way - life is short and it’s always much sweeter when you celebrate the journey.

Good look with your goals in 2019. Here’s to a happy and healthy year. All the very best. If you’d like any help in 2019, you can contact me on social media. I’ll be very happy to help.