At some point everyone faces setbacks on the road to fitness. While it is easy to beat yourself up about missing a workout or hitting a weight loss plateau, it is important to keep moving forward. Get your fitness back on track, by using these tips that will help you forget that you ever experienced a setback.
Revisit Your Goals
Start by taking a second look at your goals to make sure you didn’t set standards too high and overwhelm yourself. You can eventually hit your goals if you break loftier goals into smaller ones that give you a sense of achievement. If you have recently experienced an injury or new health condition, then it is important to alter your goals to fit your current level of physical health.
Our goals change over time. Life situations, finances, obligations, and relationships can often have an impact on our goals and how we will achieve them. So allow them to change and change with them.
Follow SMART goals
SMART Goal Components:
Specific: I want to read at least one book per month instead of watching TV.
Measurable: I’ve joined a book club where we set weekly reading goals.
Achievable: I enjoy reading and learning but have just gotten away from it lately.
Relevant: By reading, I’ll learn more about my industry.
