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I speak from experience when I say that it is difficult to commit to something. And especially when this is a lifestyle change or something what your body and mind sometimes try to reject and/or work against.๐Ÿ˜ฅ

You want, for example, to be able to run a 5K without a break or some rest during that run. Starting with the first run is quite easy. But during the run you will find out that there are a few things you havenโ€™t thought about or are different from your expectations. It can be boring, difficult, you donโ€™t know what youโ€™re doing. Your motivation decreases, you skip a workout and after a while you can start at zero again. ๐Ÿ˜•

Arenโ€™t you tired of going through that same cycle over and over again? I totally get that and to help you I have made a list of some tips for everyone who wants to start a new fitness journey. This doesnโ€™t have to be fitness, it can be all kinds of sports activities like: running, dancing, cycling, swimming and much more!๐Ÿฅณ

๐Ÿ“๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ
The first and most important thing to do and make sure that youโ€™re getting closer to what you want to accomplish is writing down your goals. Make a plan. Write down your Why? What? And How? This will make it visual, clear and easy to follow and keep track of. Iโ€™ll show you an example:
๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ?
I want to lose weight. Again, why? Because I can't do what I love anymore and I feel insecure about my appearance. Why? Again. I weigh too much and this makes my knees hurt during physical activity.
๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž?
I want to lose โ€ฆKG in โ€ฆ Weeks. I want to be able to run 1 km without taking a rest and I want to get rid of the pain in my knees
๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ?
Eat healthier and a bit less. Work out for at least 30 minutes 4 times a week, so I need to get a gym subscription. Schedule the workouts before the next week starts. Stick to the plan and donโ€™t miss a workout.

๐Ÿค๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
If you commit yourself to this journey you will begin to notice that it gets easier when you stick to your schedule. Also, you will notice that itโ€™s really difficult to get back on track when you miss only one workout. So, my tip: Donโ€™t even miss one workout! And what if your day changes and you donโ€™t have time for a whole workout? Just do something different! Switch it up, do a home workout instead of going to the gym. But do not skip the workout.

๐Ÿ’ฃ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ
Most people who start a new commitment immediately go all-in and put a lot of time and energy into it and thatโ€™s okay! But it costs you a lot and you will most likely give up faster this way. Get your Why, What and how and start making a schedule. Start with 3 days a week and scale this up when things go well. Donโ€™t quit when it starts to get too hard, just adapt your schedule a little.

๐Ÿ‘ฏ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
It has been proven that when you make an appointment or tell someone you are going to do something, the chance that you will not do it is greatly reduced. This is true because you donโ€™t want to disappoint another or let them think that youโ€™re lazy or weak. So start today by joining a running group, sign up for the group lessons at your local gym, make appointments with friends of a personal trainer to do a workout. This will really help you to stay motivated and you might have some fun as well!

๐Ÿ‘๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ
you will face setbacks in everything you do. And this isn't bad, this doesnโ€™t mean that you can't do it or that you'll have to give up or need to find something else. Just take a little time to think, evaluate and stick to your commitment. Itโ€™s possible that you need to change something in your schedule, but thatโ€™s okay! You learn from setbacks, and they make sure that youโ€™re doing the right thing and that you stay on the right path.

๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ
How awesome is it to see progression? Everyone gets happy by seeing what they've accomplished. This generates motivation and makes you want to stick to what youโ€™re doing because it obviously works. Write down the weights youโ€™re using, the amount of KM you have run, the amount of KG youโ€™re weighing at the moment. I promise that when you stick to your commitment and when you look at your results one month from the day you started that there will be a positive difference.

๐Ÿคฉ๐“๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง
It is more likely to stick to something you like instead of doing something you donโ€™t even like to do. So make it fun. As Iโ€™ve said before: partner up. Fitness doesnโ€™t have to be boring. Listen to music you like, run through that beautiful park or join a family boot camp.

๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ๐’๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ
How cool is it to do something you never thought that you could do. Like doing 10 push-ups on your toes, being able to do one pull-up, run for 5k straight or something else challenging. This will make your journey a bit more competitive. Give yourself, or let someone else think of something, a challenge and a time cap.

I hope this is going to help you with your journey.๐Ÿ˜„

Don't forget to share your accomplishments during your journey.โค๏ธ

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