Wellness Wednesday: Achieving Your Fitness Goals in 5 Simple Steps

Kinetiq Health has started a new series called, Better Health in 90, to bring you health tips in 90 seconds or less from our expert clinical team.

This month we’re focusing on physical activity. From exercise best practices to motivation tips, Apex Benefits’ fitness instructors will share expert advice for all your physical health needs. In this video, Kinetiq Health Specialist Rachel Schoening explains ways to achieve and stay on course with your fitness goals.

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We get off track from our fitness goals for a variety of reasons, such as plateauing in fitness growth or time constraints.

It can be difficult to stay motivated when striving towards fitness goals. However, taking small steps to reach goals will help them feel more attainable. Here are five simple steps to help you achieve your fitness goals:

Step 1: Create a Vision. A vision is a couple of sentences stating your ideal future self and what you hope to achieve. Creating a vision helps provide motivation, inspiration and helps create a foundation for goal setting and planning.

Step 2: Break down your vision into bite-size pieces. A vision is a broad, overarching goal that at times may seem daunting. By taking the time to break it down into smaller goals it can give you a clearer direction. Try asking yourself, “What do I hope to be doing in 3-5 months that will be helping me to make strides towards my vision?”

Step 3: Discover, and remember your motivators. What is your “why?” The more intrinsic the motivation the more likely you will continue to strive for the goal, even during tough times.

Step 4: Create action steps or short-term goals. These goals should be attainable in the upcoming days or weeks. Remember here, no step is too small and ultimately small steps add up over time so be realistic!

Step 5: Check-In and Evaluate. Take time to reflect on your progress and experiences. What has gone well? Are there things you need to do differently? By asking yourself these questions you can learn more about what you need to be successful.

Consider these steps when creating goals, you get off track from your goals or when you need to return to your “why”. You have the capability to reach your fitness goals, you just need a plan!

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