Accountability Accountability is something adults often forget we need just as much as children and teenagers do. The older we get, the less people we have holding us accountable for our own actions. That might just be your missing piece. In health and fitness, most people need someone to hold them accountable along the way because it’s easy to make excuses or blame our busy schedules and have no one to check us. Here are a few different ways to stay accountable in order to reach your health and fitness goals. Set Specific Goals Sit down and figure out what specific goals you want to accomplish. When you set your goals, make sure they are measurable and realistic. Track your progress and be considerate of any time frames you give yourself. Want to workout 5 times a week but can’t even get to the gym consistently three times a week? You are already setting yourself up to fail. Want to run a half marathon at the end of the month but haven’t been running at all? Need I say more… Oftentimes people assume if they dive headfirst that’s the only way they are going to succeed. When the truth is quite the opposite. It’s like when a smoker tries to quit smoking cold turkey. It just doesn’t work. Set a plan and take the steps necessary to achieve it. You can’t skip steps and expect the reward. Seek Support Support from friends, roommates, family or even co-workers can help keep you on track. If you live with others, their lifestyle is likely to affect yours. Having the support of people within your household will only make your journey easier. If you need to change your nutrition habits, living with people who buy junk food at the grocery store is going to make things a lot more challenging for you. Having support and partnering up with a co-worker or friend could be a good way to stay accountable. Accountability partners work together on similar goals; sometimes people just need that buddy with them for an extra push. However, this can go downhill quickly when one drops off. If your friend has been having just as much trouble as you have been, partnering up is not going to make the difference. Remember we want to set ourselves up for success, so find someone who’s already motivated and doing it themselves. You are the average of the people you spend your time with. Surround yourself with people that bring out the best in you. Hire A Coach If you’ve tried the points mentioned above and failed, it may be time to find a quality trainer. And be sure to research before you go picking one. There’s plenty of fish in the sea. But that doesn’t make them all great for you. Hiring a coach is arguably the best way to stay accountable when you are serious about your fitness goals. A good coach will call you if you don’t show up for a session. A good coach will check to see if you did your “homework” whether that be filling out your nutrition log or doing the at home workouts you said you would do. A good coach will do everything in their power to keep you in check… And that makes all the difference. Nobody wants to disappoint others. Many people just like to know that they have someone else who cares about them and their goals. The accountability and push a coach can give you is sure to set you on the best track to achieving those milestones. If you want to see if the personal trainers at No Limits Fitness would be a good fit for you, click the button below to schedule a free consultation.

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We live in a world where everyone is busy but not necessarily productive on the things that matter. This describes my life for more years than I'd like to admit...not all that different from admitting why you’re really reading this blog post :) I may not be the most productive person in the world, but I'm light years ahead of where I was previously. Recently, I spent 16 hours in Zoom workshops with 50 other business owners all over the country. Our last exercise is by far my personal favorite as this helps me gain incredible clarity and get my rocks off my to-do list. Chances are you’ve heard this story before. I urge you to read this again to see how we applied the concept. Rocks, Pebbles, & Sand

One of the biggest frustrations people have with their fitness is not seeing results. Some people never see results and some think their results should come faster. But on a random day, more people are focused on the variety of their workouts than the progress of their workouts. “I just did that exercise 2 days […] The post The Balance of Training: Progress and Variety appeared first on No Limits Fitness.

This post is about my experience growing up with two fathers.  At different points in my life, each of them has served as my role model…the person I most looked up to.    When you recognize one of my many faults, please contact the guy pictured above left as he’s ultimately responsible. As a kid […] The post My Role Model Is My Dad appeared first on No Limits Fitness.

One of my favorite stories is the Tale of Two Wolves, as it provides amazing insight into the inner struggle we all experience. An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life: “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. […] The post Tale Of Two Wolves appeared first on No Limits Fitness.

We’ve all had that frustrating moment when we wished something was easy. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about fitness, finances, careers, business, kids, or our relationships. “Why does it have to be so hard?!” In these moments, we’re quick to think of someone that has it easy.  We think to ourselves, “if I had […] The post You Don’t Want It To Be Easy appeared first on No Limits Fitness.

Think living a long and healthy life well into your nineties or even one hundred years old is only for those lucky few who hit the genetic lottery? Think again. Keep reading to find out some of the life hacks of the longest lived people! Lifestyle factors, i.e. the things you do everyday over the […] The post Life Hacks of the Longest Lived People appeared first on No Limits Fitness.

A little self-criticism, or negative self talk, is a normal shared human mental pattern, and can even be healthy for the most part. But, we can also just as easily open the door to that overly vocal “Negative Nelly” voice in our head. However, if your negative voice is preventing you from doing what you […] The post How To Beat Negative Self Talk And Limiting Beliefs appeared first on No Limits Fitness.