Making exercise a habit is challenging. Burnout and lack of consistency are two of the most important factors contributing to low success rates. Sticking to a routine, especially if you’re juggling work, family, and other responsibilities, may seem impossible. At Monarch Fitness Coaching, we understand that avoiding burnout and staying on track is not easy. Find out five practical tips to help you develop the exercise habit and how the personal trainers at Monarch Fitness Coaching are able to support your efforts.
Set Goals That Motivate You
The foundation of any successful fitness routine starts with clear, realistic goals. How do you want to transform your life? Whether it’s focusing on your cardio function, improving your strength, or reducing your anxiety, having goals gives you something to work toward. The goals will help you continue training when you experience conflicts.
The personal trainers at Monarch Fitness Coaching work with you to help you find the- underlying reason you want to improve your fitness. For example, during Louise’s In-depth Consultation and Training, she noted that one of her goals was to become stronger. When asked if there was anything that she wanted to do that required more strength, Louise, a painter, indicated that she wanted to be able to move the canvases she was currently working on with ease. She had noticed that she was not painting as much because moving the large canvases from the easel to the floor and back onto the easel was challenging.
- Elizabeth, age group 30–34, wants to improve her active mobility and understanding of how her joints move in order to be stronger and more confident in her ability to move well without injury.
- Oli, age group 25–29, wants to be able to enjoy snowboarding and skiing, even though he spends most of the year thousands of miles from a major ski resort.
- Michael, age group 40–44, wants to improve core and lower body strength in order to be able to carry with ease the 40 pounds his job requires.
- Claire, age group 30–34, wants to be fit and active in order to participate in a variety of activities on family vacations, including hiking with her sister.
- Mike, age group 60–64, wants to improve his cardio, strength, stability, and flexibility in order to maintain the ability to participate in a wide variety of activities including these: pickleball, skiing, hiking, canoeing, kayaking and sailing.
Once you have identified your goals, your Monarch Fitness Coaching personal trainer will record the goals in our coaching software and will break the goals into smaller, manageable milestones. The personal trainers you work with at Monarch Fitness Coaching will have access to your goals and training plan ensuring that you are always receiving custom, personal training.
Schedule Your Training
Life is busy, and if you wait for the perfect opening to train, you might find yourself missing workout after workout. Treat your training as an important appointment. Schedule the training in your calendar and just as with other important appointments, if there is a conflict, find an alternate time.
The personal trainers at Monarch Fitness Coaching work with you to develop a schedule that fits your lifestyle. You will be able to use coaching software to reinforce the schedule and provide positive feedback when workouts are completed. Additionally, our scheduling software syncs appointments to your calendar and sends email and text reminders regarding your training. If you ever need to reschedule, we make certain to ensure there are alternate times available.
Start Small
Whether your goal is to build muscle, increase flexibility, improve your balance, or enhance your overall health and fitness, it’s tempting to think that you need to immerse yourself in order to make progress. Instead, start by adding frequency (2–3 times per week), followed by duration (20–30 minutes). After you create the exercise habit, look to add intensity. Building habits slowly allows your body to adapt while keeping motivation high.
Tobin, age group 40–41, gave birth to her second child three months ago. She hasn’t been training regularly. When she walked over two miles to work for the first time after the birth of her son, she noted that she felt exhausted and that her muscles and joints were sore. Coach Heather recommended that Tobin start with 2–3 workouts per week for 20–30 minutes focusing on improving her core function. The personal trainers at Monarch Fitness Coaching will continue working with Tobin, helping her to start small and build. They track her progress and adjust her plan as needed to ensure she stays on the path to success.
Make Exercise Social
Training with another person or in a small group makes exercise more fun and helps keep you motivated. Small group personal training is a great way to train with family, meet new people, and build friendships.
At Monarch Fitness Coaching, you can enjoy Group Personal Training, Semi-Private Personal Training, and Open Training in a supportive atmosphere. Additionally, the personal trainers are able to schedule your Independent Personal Training to work well with what your family and friends are doing. You have the option of being connected with other clients who have similar workouts and are interested in having a training buddy.
The Joy family, Len, age group 70–74, Christie, age group 30–34, and Nicole, age group 35–39, trained for and completed a 5k. If it were not for the social component, they indicated, they wouldn’t have all showed up on race day.
Track Progress
Keeping track of your workouts, achievements, and even setbacks helps you stay focused and provides you with data, allowing you to adjust your training. Use fitness apps, a journal, and even photos to monitor changes in your strength, cardiovascular function, and flexibility. Reflecting on your journey can provide the motivation needed to keep going when things get tough.
Monarch Fitness Coaching utilizes fitness coaching software to make tracking your progress simple.
Receive a daily email outlining your scheduled training; then access your personal training online or through the app to see the workouts and exercises you have scheduled for the day.
Continue using the coaching software to view the name of the exercise, a video, written instructions, and sets and reps.
Wondering if your personal trainer has any specific focus points for you? Want to know more about how you are improving with a specific exercise? Access the exercise history.
When you have completed your exercises, mark the workout as complete and receive a summary message letting you know what workout you finished, how many exercises you completed, and most importantly, that you “crushed it.”
You and your personal trainer will be able to easily track these in the summary box: your completion percent for the week, month, and past three months, as well as the number of workouts you have completed.
You will also be able to access metrics for your key workouts and easily track your progress.
Monarch Fitness Coaching’s software makes it easy to track victories, like increasing your weights or completing an additional set. These milestones build confidence and encourage you to continue moving forward.
Conclusion
Consistency is the key to building habits that last. By setting goals, scheduling workouts, starting small, making exercise social, and tracking your progress, you can create a fitness routine that fits seamlessly into your life.
At Monarch Fitness Coaching, we’re here to help you make fitness a sustainable and rewarding part of your lifestyle. Need guidance? Contact us today for detailed, custom, training that empowers you to achieve your goals—without burnout.
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