Why Does It Always Seem So Hard?

It’s the start of another year everyone is full of turkey and probably a lot of chocolates too! It’s the time of year when people are reassessing themselves and their health and fitness. Worryingly for so many people that is as far as it gets, they know they want to be fitter, they know they want to lose weight and start exercising but for some reason it just wont happen. Those same people have been thinking the same for the last who knows how many years, but every year their best intentions never turn into solid actions.

We all know the benefits of exercise:

  • Look and feel better
  • Lose weight
  • Reduce stress, feel more positive and improve your outlook
  • Improve posture
  • Increase balance, flexibility, stamina and strength
  • Prevent diabetes
  • Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and many more……………

So why is it that it is so hard to lose weight and get in shape?

You are a product of what you really want deep down. If you really want to change your body and your live you have the power to do it. Just think for a moment what you really want? Is it fitness and good health or are you genuinely happy being over weight having all the risks that comes with it?  When you have decided what you really want, you must accept that the things you do in your life need to be in line with your desires. You can’t expect that actions out of line with your desires will bring about what you want to happen. If you know you want to lose weight but keep reaching for chocolate, then it isn’t going to happen. Make the decision –“ok, no more chocolate” then praise your self when you stay away from it for the next two weeks. When you have seen that you can do it, it will get easier an easier. You just need to make small changes and adjust your behaviour to fit in with the life you see for your self.

That is one of the main secrets; decide what you want and make positive steps to achieving it. Start by making a list of the fitness goals; thing you want to achieve relating to your health. It could be to lose a stone, to drop 2 dress sizes, to see more definition in your arms or even just to have more energy. What ever they are write them down. Mental goals stored in the head are easily forgotten so write them down and keep them safe. Even the palest ink is stronger term than the strongest memories!

Next make a list of things that you need to do in order to achieve these goals if you don’t know what you need to do hire a personal trainer that specialises in what you want to achieve. If your goal is to lose weight then make sure you look for someone who specialises in nutrition. If your goal is strength then chose a strength and conditioning specialist. Having someone there to take all of the guess work away can make all the difference in the world. In the end what matters is that you find out exactly what you need to do.

When you have your list of the things you need to do……. DO THEM!

If you want to lose weight and get in shape then now really is the time to do something about it. If you keep putting it off it will never get done. You weren’t born out of overweight you got that way through the choices you made in life. So by making small but definite changes you can regain control of your body and health.

Good luck to a new year and a new you!