Here are the first three items. Stay tuned for items 4-10 in the next few days.
1. Establish a measurable goal. Always have something that you are working towards. It can be anything from participating in a fitness event to losing a specific amount of weight to working out x amount of times a week. A goal shines light on your progress and helps you adjust your habits regularly.
2. Get buy-in from your family and friends. Each January I publish my fitness goals to everyone I know (whether they want to hear them or not). Let everyone know what you are trying to accomplish so they can help you through the struggles and celebrate your successes. If you establish the importance of your health to everyone around you they will respect you for going to the gym, out for a run, or turning down an extra piece of cake. Heck, they may get inspired to join you!!
3. Consult a professional. Fitness trainers, nutritionists and wellness coaches are invaluable assets to helping you establish healthy habits. They will motivate you and hold you accountable. Yes, this may sound a bit self-serving but it is also undeniably true. We hire accountants to do our taxes, dentists to fix our teeth, headhunters to find us jobs, I.T. guys to fix our computers, all because they live and breath the details every day.
Stay tuned for the rest of the list later this week.
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