Getting Back On Track

 We are slowly moving into the Summer, staying on track during these busy months is key when we are looking at health and wellness goals!!

Here a few tips to keep you focus and stay consistent as the warmer month draw in!

1: Book your exercise ‘appointments’

Your workouts are like important meetings, you would miss an appointment with your boss or a client wouldn't you? So don’t miss your workout appointments. Sit down and schedule your week and make sure the workouts sit as a priority, specific times, days and style of workout.

 
2: Be more active

It’s time to get moving, can you be more active? – take the dog for an extra walk, take the long route to work or to pick up your healthy lunchtime meal.

Maybe invest in a pedometer or a FitBit devise to help you track your steps and your workouts.


3: Set Goals

To keep you motivated to eat well and exercise set some goals for the next 3 months. Keep it simple and also be sure you can measure it against where to start to where you end up.

Lose 10lbs, walk every day for 30 minutes, take a yoga class twice a week, lose 5 inches – the list is endless, write them all down and then split in to 3 columns and assign the goals to a month!

 
4: Keep it fun

However you decide to stay active and achieve your goals make sure you enjoy it!

Nothing worse than dreading every minute of your meal or your training session for the day – vary the workouts, try a class or join a sport team. Start mixing up your nutrition set yourself the goal of cooking a new dish every week that you have never made before!

 
5: Balance your meals

When you are deciding what to prepare for your meal or for the next day make sure you have the following in every meal: Lean proteins, Healthy fats and Carbohydrates.

Try oily fish, eggs and avocado for your proteins and fats and use variety of different vegetables and fruit for your carbohydrates!!

Ensuring you get all the Macro nutrients in each meal will leave you feeling full, help you to absorb all the vital nutrients from your food and make it so much tastier.


6: Commit to something new

Time to put your money where your mouth is!

Look into signing up online, my favourite online workout is from Less Mills or Goodlife (if you are a member you can access their online based workout) and  Zumba Strong (below you can see a total of 30 mins workout I picked to work your lower body and core) or you can do your own research and ask around for referrals to find the right one for you, maybe find an online dance class or healthy cooking lesson to join. 

You can workout with more personal attention from a coach than you would large fitness class but still have a small group of like minded people to train with.

 
7: Relax

Just relax, stress is a big factor when people lose focus on their plan.

The most important thing is to be consistent but allow yourself an off day, laze around have an ice cream - enjoying yourself is part of healthy lifestyle!

 
Author: Gareth Nock

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