1. GET SUPPORT!
Do it with a friend or neighbor.
Have a heart-to-heart with your significant other or
other support person about your needs and make a new commitment
to finding a workable fitness plan.
2. SCHEDULE EXERCISE — MAKE IT A PRIORITY!
Treat it like any other appointment and don’t cancel at the drop of a
hat. Exercise is important, but each individual exercise
session will never be urgent. Therefore, unless you protect
and honor its spot on your schedule, it will never happen!
3. SET GOALS!
What are they going to be?
Write them down and then write your exercise plans into your
calendar right now! (Pretty please?) Do this each week, than go back and see if you followed your plan.
If you were too ambitious, revise your plans, but don’t give up. You’ll be glad you did!
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I love these three things. They are so simple and such common sense, but sometimes they are hard to do! Often times friends and neighbors are not motivated also so it is great to join forces and motivate each other! No matter what type of exersize you are doing it is always more fun with a partner! Planning classes, or times when to work out is also great. At our NYC Pilates studio we have a great online system where people can sign up for classes and create their own schedule. We also have a 12 hour cancellation policy for classes, which in its own way really forces people to get motivated and decide to work out. Though this policy is a courtosy for the teachers and other clients, it also works to motivate people to get here and even on time! Setting goals is great in any situation, but with Pilates our clients ask about taking harder classes and getting to an advanced level. We let them know that the more they come to class the better they will get at not only learning the exersizes, but knowing their body and its strengths and weaknesses.
I couldn’t agree with you more! Accountability partners and putting your money where your mouth is really work! Isn’t pilates, just the best for building up the body and giving one a sense of accomplishment! Pilates is definitely a discipline for life. : )