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It’s that time of year again… the Christmas holiday season from November to New Years Day. It’s a busy time that leaves you focusing on everyone and everything… except for yourself.
As a result it’s tempting to either; a) try and carry on as normal with your fitness (and beat yourself up when it doesn’t happen) or b) give up completely and start over in the new year
I want to share a better approach. One that acknowledges that no one’s perfect. We’re all human, and it would be crazy to expect to stay 100% on point with your workouts through the holiday season. At the same time, you still want to feel good by keeping a foot in the door with your fitness.
So, use these 4 keys to maintain your fitness without living like a monk or giving yourself a hard time over what you feel you ‘should’ be doing.
First of all, identify a 1-2 week period between December and New Years where you’re either not going to train, or go at 50%. Seriously, take sometime and just relax and be ok with it. To make this effective, you must stay consistent and committed to your diet and training during the other weeks.
Identify ONE thing that you’re going to have as your go-to staple. Something you like doing that takes almost ZERO effort.
And commit to this on the days where normal training simply isn’t an option. Some ideas include; walking the dog, jogging/running, stretching, yoga, squats, push-ups/planks.
Get outside go for a walk on the Chevin, round Fewson reservoir, on Ilkley moor or round Golden acre park. It can be hard to consider “fun” activities like these actual workouts, but they’re absolutely better than nothing.
Finally, you’re going to be spending more time than usual in front of the TV (classic christmas movies, sport, etc.). Make this time your mobility, stretching or foam rolling time. Enrol your kids or spouse to stretch or workout during the adverts (if like me you can’t fast forward and still have to watch these!). Keep it simple and just start.
Think back to Christmas Holidays gone by. What promises did you make?
If you’ve failed to keep these promises to yourself despite your best efforts in the past then fear not – you’re not alone!
It’s EXTREMELY common to make a commitment to yourself that you don’t keep. As humans we do it all the time. The good news is we’re here to help!
One of the components that makes our programme so effective is accountability — it’s the missing piece for so many people. So, I want to invite you to stay accountable to yourself and to your goals in a special way…
In January 2017 we’re taking on 5 busy men and women in Leeds who want to lose 1-2 stone of bodyfat and get back to feeling fit, lean and confident.
If you like the idea of having a safety net set up in the new year (and the accountability to actually make it happen) then check out our 30 day Fat Loss Programme and let’s get 2017 off to a great start!
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