How to Stay Motivated on Your Fitness Journey
Staying motivated is a part of a healthy lifestyle, and it helps you stick with your goals. You can stay motivated by setting attainable goals, finding an accountability partner, tracking your progress and taking steps to improve your health in other ways as well.
Set achievable goals
Make sure your goals are realistic, measurable and motivating. For example, if you want to run a 5K race in May but haven't run any longer than 3 miles since college, then it's not likely that you'll be able to achieve this goal within the next few months! Instead of setting yourself up for failure by setting an unrealistic time frame (e.g., "I'm going to do my first 5K race by June"), focus on finding something more manageable like completing one easy-to-moderate distance run each week or running one half marathon during the summer break from school (which will still be plenty challenging).
Find an accountability partner
The best way to stay motivated is to find an accountability partner. Why? Accountability partners make it easy for you to stay on track, because they can help keep you accountable by helping you set goals and checking in regularly.
You may want someone who will push your limits and make sure that you’re doing everything possible in order to reach those goals—and then some!
The key is finding someone who is willing to hold each other accountable while still respecting the other person's unique needs and circumstances.
Track your progress
Use a fitness tracker, such as the Fitbit or Apple Watch. These devices track how many steps you take in a day and how much exercise you do each week, including quick workouts like running or elliptical machines and long walks around the block. If you don't have one yet but would like to start tracking your fitness activities, try using an app on your smartphone—it will help keep track of all those small goals along with larger ones!
Staying motivated is a part of a healthy lifestyle, and it helps you stick with your goals
Motivation can be hard to find when you’re in the trenches of fitness. Those first few weeks of working out or eating right are always the most difficult so when we don’t feel like it, our motivation goes down the drain! But there are ways that we can keep ourselves motivated even if things get tough:
Conclusion
If you're ready to start your fitness journey, it's important to remember that staying motivated is a part of the process. If you have a goal in mind and work towards it every day, then you're more likely to succeed. If you have trouble sticking with something new (like working out or eating healthier), then make sure there's someone who can hold you accountable on your journey.
