Last week, we delivered the second workshop in our summer series called ‘Get Fitter, More Energised & More Confident at home and at work’ at our Private Personal Training Gym Studio in Loughborough.
We talked about the 4 steps to getting more confidence and feeling on top of the world 100% of the time (I love that feeling!)
Over the next 4 weeks, starting today, I’m going to go through each step 1 by 1 for anyone who missed the workshop but still wants to feel on top of the world.
We start with setting goals. I know you’ve heard me saying it before but it’s so important it needs to be said again! Without goals we just stay as we are or sometimes go backwards. It’s like getting in a car and turning the sat nav on but not putting in a postcode – it will only tell you where you are currently and not where you’re going because it has no goal.
Your goal may be a health, fitness or wellbeing goal or it may be something work or family related – whatever it is the same rules apply.
All goals must be SMART – i.e. Specific, Measurable, Agreed, Realistic and Timed. I’ll give you some examples of how to turn general goals in to SMART goals.
1. I want to lose weight
- Specific – weight loss
- Measurable – how much weight loss? 2kg
- Agreed – who are you accountable to? I am working with a personal trainer who will weigh me once a week
- Realistic – Do you have the weight to lose? Yes, I have 5kg to lose in total but I will concentrate on losing 2kg first
- Timed – When will you achieve it by? I will lose it by 10th July 2014
2. I want to get fit
- Specific – What type of fitness or exercise? Running
- Measurable – how far do you want to be able to run? 10K
- Agreed – who are you accountable to? I am working with a personal trainer who will run with me once a week
- Realistic – Do you have any injuries that might prevent you from being able to run? No, I’m ok to start
- Timed – When will you achieve it by? I will take part in a 10K race on 1st September 2014
3. I want to tone up
- Specific – What part of your body? Legs and bum
- Measurable – How will you know when you are more toned? I will be able to fit in my size 12 jeans again
- Agreed – who are you accountable to? My partner is going to make me try the jeans on every week
- Realistic – Have you been able to fit in the size 12 jeans before? Yes, last year the jeans fit me
- Timed – When will you achieve it by? I will be able to wear the jeans to a party on 1st August 2014
Can you see now how the SMART goals will help you get more focused and ultimately more successful in achieving your goals? Once you’ve set your goals you should feel excited and perhaps a little nervous. You’ll start to doubt yourself and make excuses but that’s completely normal and we’ll be working on that next week.
Your homework between now and next week is to set at least 1 SMART goal for you to focus on this summer. Any questions just ask – and feel free to share your goals at the end of this blog so you are accountable to me and the rest of the team!