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With all things, there are people who get what they want and people who don’t. But unlike many things in life, fitness is something that you can achieve and it comes down to one thing…. how bad do you want it?

Sorry to say but getting fit requires a lot of hard work and then the commitment to keep going. Sometimes people try to make their life too complicated by mixing two schedules together. Like mixing your schedule with a fitness class schedule. And often what happens is that you end up dropping out and doing nothing because it is just too much scheduling. For those people I always suggest personal training. Either as an ongoing thing or as a primer to get into (or back into) fitness.

Personal training fits with your schedule. And it shows you a routine that you can come to the gym and do anytime it works for you!!

I find that when people commit to a few hours a week of working out, their whole lifestyle changes and they begin their way to a new healthier, less stressed life. But you actually have to start to make it work!

So if you are having a few false starts — like you have tried to come to the gym as a new years resolution year after year and never do. Or you “decide” you will try one of the fitness classes and never actually show up. Or you decide to “eat better” and never change what is in your cupboard.

So here is a NEW FITNESS PLAN — and IT WORKS!!

Book 5 hours of personal training. You can split it into either half hours or hours. So I would suggest you come for 1/2 hours and get the biggest bang for your fitness buck. Here is how you work them….

Week 1 — Come 3 times a week, doing 1/2 hour of cardio before each personal training session. Do this on a week that you don’t have to travel or do some special project at work. And make this your TOP PRIORITY!!

Week 2 — Come 3 times this week, again doing 1/2 hour of cardio before each session. You will notice that you feel better this week!

Week 3 – Come 2 times this week to personal training and come one time on your own, concentrating on learning the tempo of each move. Again, you will do the cardio before your session and if your cardio is too easy, you can start to up the time this week.

Week 4 – Come 2 times this week and one to two times on your own. 30 days sets in a habit so it should be getting easier to “find the time” for this. Also it should be getting easier and you should feel better.

Week 5 – Come 3-4 times this week on your own. If you have trouble making ANY of those sessions or are confused about your workout in any way, you need to get with your trainer and find a path forward. Crossing the one month threshold makes it a habit but you may still slack off and the key is to knowing how you react.

I have some personal training clients who train for this period and go off on their own and I see them often in the gym working out on their own with their new healthy bodies. I have other clients who drop completely off and start to slide back into their bad habits. Then I have others who know themselves and they find a way to make it work for themselves. Some choose to invest and continue with personal training. Others do a personal training session once a week or even once a month. The KEY is to know your body and yourself and make it work for you!!

So let’s get serious and find a way to make it work!!

Tags: Fitness, fitness classes, Motivation, Personal Training, Sports Fitness by David Hansey, Personal Trainer
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