Figure it Out!

I've been trying to put into words just how I feel about motivation, and the lack of it in today's world. Why do we have more members of gyms, more people hiring personal trainers, and yet the growth of unhealthy diseases rise like the growth of our society's waistlines?

Enter Ross Enamait. Ross, if you happen to take a look at this blog, know that I give you all the credit for somehow putting on paper my thoughts!! Motivation is lacking. In Ross' words, here is something I think that helps:

"And even if you are training solely for looks, what happens when you are finally happy with your appearance? For example, suppose a woman decides that she wants to fit into her old bikini. She busts her ass for 4 months before summer and achieves her goal. What does she do now? Does she enter a 15 year maintenance period without any defined goals? The visual goal has already been realized, so what else can she look forward to? Without a measureable goal, it is common for the individual to lose passion. When passion fades, expect results to fade as well. When you focus on performance based goals however, you will never run into this problem. I am always finding new ways to challenge myself. Each challenge provides a unique outlet for my passion. I don‘t know what I’ll be doing this time next year, but I do know that I’ll be working hard on whatever the goal may be."

When passion fades...
Help your clients find something to train for! Fitness professionals need to understand that an unfit, unhealthy person needs to have a goal--make it short term, and SMART. There is nothing like failing to put a weaker minded individual 10 steps behind. Unfortunately, these are most of your clients. They've failed time and time again, or had some success then relapsed. Just like an alcoholic.

Help your clients find their passion for fitness.

Above is my passion. My 6 month old drives me to "figure it out." His future depends on me and his mom staying strong, confident, and enduring. Being fit handles part of that equation.

"The shoe that fits one person pinches another: there is no recipe for living that suits all cases."
Carl Jung