The first quarter of the year has been and gone. We had 13 good Friday night training sessions on the athletics track in all weathers from -2c and pouring rain, to last week’s gorgeous warm sun set.
Now is a good time to take stock of where you are so far this year. There are only so many things that could have happened with your health & fitness goals. Take a moment and see which one applies to you:
You’ve Made Good Progress With Your Goals – You had an objective and you showed up with enough consistency to get some results…. Excellent! Now it is the time to cement these results. This could be to just back off to ensure you can maintain what you have achieved so far or perhaps you want to double down and really push on. There is no right or wrong answer, only your long term results will reveal what is best.
I have discussed previously how when losing body fat, the more you lose and faster it comes off, then the more likely you need some sort of break-even period to recharge mentally and physically. However, if things are going great then step it up further! I have often found it is wise to really jump on any waves of momentum that have built up
You’ve Tried, But Did Not Make Much Progress – Maybe you’ve trained a few times or made better choices with food, but the results haven’t quite followed. If that’s you, don’t panic, this is the most common place to be. Well done on putting in some effort, but you probably need to adjust your approach. I would take this moment to review what went well and then which areas have not been good enough. Avoid just thinking you need to be more motivated, or if only you could stick to your plan. You have had three months, something needs adjusting. Sometimes you just need just a tiny change to get things progressing, other times you need a formal plan. Check out my book if not done so already which covers all of the factors involved.
You Tried… and It’s Been a Bit of a Disaster – You may have started the year with good intentions, but it did not go as desired. This happens, illness, stress, injuries, work pressure or a lack of specific health & fitness skills can throw even the best plan out the window. If this has been your experience, don’t quit the whole year over one bad quarter. Regroup, learn what you can and go again. If it was not life circumstances that stopped you then you should look to review different approaches.
You’ve Yet To Start At All – It is very common for people with goals for the year to not actually take their first step until April or May. This is fine, it is about the result come the end of the year that matters not actually when you start. Now is a great time to prioritise things and get going. Avoid waiting for a ‘perfect’ moment, just start in any form or way that you can, you have waited long enough.
You Don’t Have Any Health & Fitness Goals – This probably applies to most of the population, they are floating along without a clear aim or health & fitness goal. There is nothing wrong with this of course, you do not have to take any action around this area. However, your body is still living in the real world, this means that it needs to move to get you places, have energy to face life and so forth. You can either be ahead of the curve by taking action around your body or be caught out when the body demands something from you to find you are ill-prepared. Perhaps your back really starts to hurt, you do not have fitness to keep up with the kids, your summer clothes don’t fit or perhaps you just do not feel yourself anymore. This is as good a time as any to think about whether there’s any part of this area you would like to improve.
What Does This Mean For You
Whatever category you’re in, the key thing is to move forward from here. We still have three quarters of the year to go, which is plenty of time to make progress, rebuild momentum, or even completely turn things around. What’s your next move?
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