Creating Your Path To Fitness

Looking to set and achieve fitness goals? Following these guidelines will increase the chances of wellness success.

Many people reach a point in their lives when they desire to increase their health and wellness. One person may want to become involved in a fitness routine to lose weight, while another person may want to combat a current disorder. No matter what reason a person has for setting and achieving fitness goals, the protocol for success remains the same. The following are some tips for setting goals for fitness and the most effective ways to achieve them:

Improve Attitude

Fitness is more than just a series of physical activities and dietary changes. A full fitness program requires a person to have a positive outlook and motivation. Without motivation in the equation, the likelihood of the person not finishing the program increases. Those who have it in their minds that a task is too great or unachievable will set themselves up for failure immediately. Before incorporating any fitness goals, one should leave negative emotions at the door. Full attention, interest and motivation are required before the person can go any further in the process. The mentality must be an I can mentally. Any person can set and achieve fitness goals if his or her heart is fully immersed in the activities.

Write Down The Intent

Before one can achieve goals, he or she must have a firm idea of what it is that person desires to achieve. Grabbing a pen and paper and writing down the main intent of the project is extremely important. A person who desires to lose 20 pounds needs to write that idea on paper. A person who wants to develop a better looking body may also jot that idea down. Once the person gets the broad idea on paper, he or she can break that idea down into sections and strategies. Sundae Marshall has written an excellent article on types of goals you can set for yourself.

Develop A Strategy For Reaching Goals
The best way to set and achieve goals is to use the SMART principle. The person must have a specific goal that he or she wants to achieve. That is the first idea that goes on paper. Next, the individual must make sure that the goal is measurable. For instance, 20 pounds is measurable. The goal must also be attainable and realistic. For example, it would not be wise for a person to write that he or she would like to lose 300 pounds in one week. Finally, the person must specify a time frame. One week, one month and one year are examples of time frames set to achieve the desired goal.

Discovering Ways To Achieve The Goals

No one can write down a goal and then start working to achieve it without knowing how. The individual must create the path that will be used for success. Researching the topic may assist in finding ways to achieve those goals. For example, one who desires to lose 20 pounds in two or better yet, three months, might conduct research and learn that one pound is equal to 3,500 calories. That person might also use resources to find the amount of calories he or she needs to maintain the same weight. The person might then use the equation and additional information to calculate the amount of daily calories that he or she needs to eliminate every day for a month to lose enough weight within the desired period.

Finally, the person would develop a fitness and dietary program that would achieve the goal of creating the deficiency of calories. The deficiency of calories will achieve the main goal of losing pounds over a set period. Every goal requires a several-step process to work. A quick plan for a person who desires to lose weight in a realistic time period might look like this:

Remove chocolates, sugar, bad fats and white breads from diet.

Decrease daily caloric intake by 250 calories.

Consume more water, fresh vegetables and fruits.

Eat five to six small meals per day.

Participate in 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise per day.

Take weight measurements on a daily basis for 30 days.

Log daily weight measurements.

Achieve goal of losing up to 10 pounds in one month.

The outline for achieving the goal can be more or less complex than the example. Some people may choose to incorporate time management practices in the path to the desired goal. A person should use the outlining that is the simplest. A person can use this method for any goal related to fitness. The main concept of setting and achieving goals is to visualize them, study them, plan them and then finally achieve them.

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Andre Smith is a health advocate and a fitness enthusiast who took an interest in fitness seven years ago and has strove to expand his knowledge ever since. He has been experimenting with IIFYM diet for the past year and although he has experienced positive results with it, he recommends following the diet tips provided here for those who are new to fitness world. You can always regularly find new fitness tips on his Google+ page.

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Founder Ray Spotts has a passion for all things natural and has made a life study of nature as it relates to health and well-being. Ray became a forerunner bringing products to market that are extraordinarily effective and free from potentially harmful chemicals and additives. For this reason Ray formed Trusted Health Products, a company you can trust for clean, effective, and healthy products. Ray is an organic gardener, likes fishing, hiking, and teaching and mentoring people to start new businesses. You can get his book for free, “How To Succeed In Business Based On God’s Word,” at www.rayspotts.com.