One month check up
2011 is nearly a month old, so it’s time to ask yourself how you’re progressing towards your fitness goals (If you set any for yourself, that is.)
CNN.com has a good article investigating why so many people fail to follow through with their New Year’s resolutions only a few weeks into the year. Actually, the author of the article seems to think that just only three weeks into the new year many people have given up or lost track of their goals.
I especially like the fourth reason that they give: Your goal is unrealistic.
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people say that they “just want to lose weight” or “increase their bench press”. Neither goal is good because there is no way to define your progress. Sure, if you lose one pound you have made your goal. Sure, if your bench press increases by 10 pounds you’ve made progress.
But where do you stop? How do you know how much further you have to go? Once you figure out what is a reasonable end point, then you can map out a plan on how you will get to the end. But until then, you will be lost and not know how to keep yourself focused and motivated as the year goes on.
