HOW to STAY MOTIVATED

1. Aim for Overall Fitness: There are four aspects to fitness - Aerobic Fitness, Muscular Strength and Endurance, Flexibility, and Body Composition. All of these areas are essential to overall fitness. Recent research is especially compelling about the importance of strength training.

2. Make Your Training Sport Specific: Golfers need to strengthen all major muscle groups. Basketball is one of the most physically challenging sports. Tennis and Racket Sports require agility and quickness. All sports require core strength. Work your abdominals, obliques, and erector muscles. Strong muscles around the knees, elbows and shoulders are also important is injury prevention.

3. Find a Workout Buddy: It is always more fun to exercise with someone else. If you know your buddy is going to be there, you are much more likely to stick to your plan. A personal trainer can be the best kind of workout buddy. He (or she) never looks for a reason to skip a workout, knows all the latest stuff, makes sure you are getting the most out of your workouts, and is an expert motivator.

4. Take Measurements of Yourself: Measure your arms, chest, waist, hips, thighs - whatever you consider problems areas. Then retake those measurements once every four weeks.

5. Set Goals: Establish reasonable short- and long-term goals, then give yourself a reward if you reach them (don't make it a hot fudge sundae). Make the goals realistic. Perhaps associate them with an event like a fun run, ski trip, or vacation at the beach. If you would like some help in goal setting, give us a call.