Get Back on the Bandwagon!

The new year is now half way over. Six months have passed since many of us decided to exercise and eat better to improve our health this New Year. How’s it going for you?

If you’re one of the many that have found keeping these resolutions more difficult than you thought, don’t feel bad. It happens, but just because you fell off the bandwagon doesn’t mean that you can’t get back on. Getting the ball rolling again doesn’t have to be hard if you follow these simple rules:

DO NOT BEAT YOURSELF UP | Try not to accept one defeat as total defeat. Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. Move on and embrace the new beginning.

SET A CLEAR STRATEGY | Arriving at a destination is difficult if you don’t know where you’re going when you start. Set long-term goals to strive for, but remember, patience and persistence is required.

SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS | Set smaller attainable goals that lead you in the right direction. Regularly achieving small goals keeps you on track and cumulatively leads to big change.

DON’T DO TOO MUCH TOO SOON | Be realistic and start where you are. If you try to pick up where you left off after an extended amount of time, you may take the air out of your sails before you even begin.

ELIMINATE OBSTACLES | Obstacles equal excuses. Don’t have enough time? Three hours is just 2.5% of your waking week. Don’t want to spend too much money? Six feet of space and a body weight routine are all you need. Most obstacles have solutions, but first you must choose to put yourself first.

FIND ACCOUNTABILITY | Recruit a workout wingman; or, for even more accountability, find a qualified fitness professional to motivate and guide you. Either way, set an appointment and don’t miss it. Skipping just one workout increases your chance of missing the next one by 61%.

CELEBRATE SUCCESS | Reward yourself for a job well done. You reached a goal you set for yourself; as long as the reward doesn’t undo the success, go for it and enjoy. You earned it!