Base your goals on what you can reasonably handle with your life, work, travel and family responsibilities. You cannot perfectly adhere to a program all the time with other life constraints pulling at you.
Build up Slowly - breathe… take your time, don’t start out with too much too soon. Remember injury can set you back and who likes pain.
Everything takes time – Baby steps, pick out your workout clothes the night before so no excuses to not do what training you intended to do. This makes it easier for you to not back out and stay on track.
If you are feeling depressed and unmotivated - Sometimes the act of motion, of leaving your home to get to the new hiking area, group run, etc… helps to inspire you and set in motion a new found energy that can change your mood.
Set weekly, monthly and seasonal goals – map out your schedule ahead of time. Sign up for a few races, or charity events, summer bike, kayak or hiking tours as long term goals that will be fun and rewarding. These will be great ways to see the success of your fitness training.
Make the commitment - to yourself, a friend, trainer, coach. Make sure you tell someone and be accountable to them. Even letting friends know on “FB” or “Twitter”. I find writing it down helps. Create your own blog. When I was training for my first Ironman, my running coach, who was also training, and I both kept an online log, which really helped me stay accountable. An audience inspires many to be successful. Try it out, and it is fun, you never know who will be reading.
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