Dedication and Discipline are Keys to Success

April 12, 2011

OK, so it’s that time of year again. The weather is changing day by day and continuing to get warmer out and although all you have been thinking about is how you need to get your butt in the gym to get bathing suit ready, it still hasn’t happened. In working in the fitness field for five years now, you hear so many different goals from all different clients and gym members. Having a goal though is one thing but achieving it is another. Along with this idea of a goal for a lot of people comes the lack of drive and discipline to achieve it. So often too, clients want to point the finger at someone else around them who is holding them back from reaching their goals. There is nobody holding you back from achieving your goal except yourself. It’s the truth!

As a trainer, I am the instructor and teacher to my clients. One of my first steps is to get across to my clients the understanding of the self-discipline and dedication that it will take to fully achieve the results that he/she desires.
Clients from the beginning will be asking questions such as, "What kind of results can I expect to get out of this program"? Or “What do I need to do to lose weight/gain muscle”? This is where I will explain about setting goals and objectives. I often must first work with your client to understand what they desire to achieve. Without knowing a client's short and long term goals, you cannot begin to answer the question of expected results and benefits. When your client pops the questions asked above, there is one point that I must get across to him/her--As with most things in life, you will only get back out what you put in. Simply put, to receive 100% of the possible results that you seek, you must put in 100% effort. A fitness program that is completed with only 50% effort will only provide results of that.

The idea that it takes minimum effort and dedication to transfigure or change the body is a completely false belief. I know there a more than a few of you that have recently watched a TV infomercial or read an ad that told you that you could spend 15 minutes a day doing some new exercise and look like the person on the commercial. I mean let’s get serious here, you think that person on in add really worked out 15 minutes three/week and ate whatever they wanted to look that great? I don’t think so. Often many of my clients have tried other programs in the past; they gave them only 50% effort and never found the results they sought out. This is because when you give half the effort, you will get half or even less than the results that you are looking for. This one important point of self-discipline and 100% dedication almost always slips away and is a potential reason for failure or lack of success! Don’t let it be! Stick to your goals; give 100% effort and all the time, and don’t make excuses. If you are interested in working towards your goals and putting that 100% effort in, contact me at 956-0944 ext. 317.