Here’s where I’ll share some knowledge about setting a goal for your fitness journey.
When I joined the gym that I currently workout at, I remember the first thing that the trainer asked me. He said, “What is your goal?”, and to be quite honest, I really hadn’t thought of that at all. Admittedly, I wanted to give him an answer, but the truth is that I really wasn’t prepared with one. I felt it should have been obvious. Like, I wanted to get bigger, or stronger, or both. Well as it turns out, he was just looking for a simple answer anyway. So, no sweat.(no pun intended) I believe that was exactly what I wanted too. To be bigger and stronger. Maybe flatten the stomach a little bit along the way. Who doesn’t want to look better?
This is pretty much where you begin. What brought me there. This is what you have to ask yourself too. Why? Nothing could be worse than wasting your time. I’ve been working out on and off all of my life, and one thing that I’ve noticed is that as I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more and more committed to making sure I don’t miss a workout. I’m in my late 40’s now, so missing workouts really doesn’t benefit me whatsoever. It’s just easier to bounce back when you’re younger. I remember being in high school and hearing things like, “You better start working out by the age of 25 or you’ll never be able to do it.” Looking back, I can assure you that isn’t true. More painful and enduring perhaps, but certainly possible. Another saying I’ve heard is, “If you can commit and keep a workout routine, then you can do anything.” As I typed that I was thinking, I don’t know if that’s necessarily true, but then again, when I really think about it, I may not be rich but I have endured and achieved some pretty remarkable things. So the point is to figure out what results that you want to attain for yourself and commit. Otherwise, you may as well not even start. Or else you will just end up doing what I used to do throughout most of my life. Start and stop, stop and go, then quit. Only to end up starting up again a year later. Holding on to memberships that you’re not even using and burning up your hard earned money. That’s definitely not a good goal to have.
