The key ingredients to developing and maintaining Fitness fall into two basic categories: Education and Participation.
Fitness = Education
- Get a consultation/evaluation: acknowledge where you are from a fitness standpoint and know what you need to do in order to achieve what you want.
- Learn how to perform and perfect exercise techniques.
- Learn how to prevent injuries/rehabilitate existing injuries.
- Maximize training efficiency by utilizing appropriate training intensities, preferred heart rate zones, and superior exercise selections.
- Speed up progress by incorporating proper nutrition, stress management, and recovery that is specific to your metabolism
Fitness = Participation
- Commit to yourself, your Personal Trainer, and/or anyone that can enhance your adherence to your training schedule.
- Create a healthy mindset that is conducive towards maintaining your goals.
- Work with intensity and integrity during every Training Session.
- Fuel your body with healthy nutrition.
- Never quit on yourself.
Ultimately, your education will motivate you because you know, beyond reasonable doubt, that what you are doing is appropriately suited to your needs, and will make a difference in your life. Naturally, your motivation will drive your participation.
So, in summary… Educate. Motivate. Participate.
Simple, right? But remember, the concept of Fitness and the reality of Fitness are a committed series of workouts apart…