Commitment

Most people steer away from this word, but today I'm asking you to face it head on. You come and visit my site for either of these reasons, 1) you are killing down time. 2) You want to know more about Pilates. 3) you are seeking help for various physical issues. 4) you love me and wonder what I'm going to post about next :) I am hoping that out of all those reasons your main one is about Pilates.
I was going to wait three weeks to talk about this subject, since it takes three weeks to either make a new habit or break your commitment to that " New years physical fitness goal". I've been thinking about why the three week mark... in my opinion I think the three week mark, is the fact that 1) you can't see the BIG result 2) your body is slowly changing, but had you given it three more weeks you would have seen where you could have gone. Whenever I give my clients their new 6 week plan, they moan and groan because it's hard! The body is shocked out of what it just got use too and mastered, and most of us don't like change. How do we get over this hill? Well, you have to face it head on and get past these three weeks.
Here's my idea on how to keep it going for all of 2010!.

• Write a commitment sentence and put it where you can see it every day. Either on your bathroom mirror, refrigerator, or if you have a phone, you can write it as a ongoing appointment that you read everyday. Your commitment sentence should say:

I ___________________ am committing myself to ( physical fitness goal) twice a week from (your start date) to ( only put three months out).

Why three months out? Because by three months this should be habit and then you are going to bump it up to more often during the week (you write out three times a week, or four times a week). So every three months you make a new commitment to yourself. If you want to change your physical goal, go for it. Maybe your first three months you want to work on walking, then abs, or walking and abs. You have ENDLESS possibilities on how you want to obtain your physical goal.

• Positive talk- I want you to write out one positive in the present tense sentence. It can be as simple as I AM Doing it! I always feel great when I workout. My Abs are Rock hard! Those jeans look great on me!

Repeat this sentence to your self for the WHOLE year! You want to write it, think it, and say it everyday.

• Get a journal. Write down either, food, what physical activity you've done, new goals. Something that you have to come back to, that will help you get back on track when you slip from your goal.
• Think simple! There are many ways to get to these goals. One way, it get out more, take a walk, find small time frames that you are sitting there, and do a couple bicep curls, or heel raises. You could join a gym ( I will turn the other cheek) or you can get a personal trainer, like myself :) to help you stay on your goal.
• It doesn't always have to be about weight either- It could be just getting out of stress, getting yourself active again, or just feeling good about you-

I know you can do it! And remember all things are possible!