Motivate Yourself to Get Fit - Use an Activity Tracker Watch

Listen up! You think you're the only fitness wannabe on the planet?

If your goal to lose weight or get ripped isn't happening because you can't face forced fitness workouts, try this step by step solution.

1. Research a way to track activity designed to reach your goal (for example, steps taken,stairs climbed, miles run). Your tracker can be worn on your body as a wireless watch. It is absolutely critical that you have a way to track and share your activity. Why is it important? Because you will see progress. Progression toward a goal, no matter how small, motivates most people. Sharing that progress on Facebook or with your friends in a phone message or in a contest with your peers provides an additional catalyst to achieve your goal.


2. Pick a small goal - say you'll walk 15 minutes per day for a month, 5 days a week. If you live in an area where it's cold and you can't face the outdoors, then you can pop in a walking DVD. And no, the DVD doesn't walk, it's about walking.


3. Make an appointment with yourself every day or every other day for 15 minutes. It could be at lunchtime or when you get up in the morning. Make sure you get it into your calendar in ink. You've just made a commitment to yourself.


4. On the days you've agreed to walk for 15 minutes, strap on the tracker watch and start walking either outdoors or to the DVD you had ready to go. Make a note of how you feel about your goal on that particular day. If you miss a day, don't beat yourself up, move on to the next mini-walkathon.


5. After a week, check your tracker or wherever you recorded your 15-minute walk to see any trends. Are you sticking to your schedule? Did you miss a few days? Why? What were the reasons for not walking? By looking at what you have done so far, you can make adjustments to stay on track.


6. Make sure you share what you've been doing. Find friends who will encourage your progress or even participate with you. Doing exercise with someone else helps goal achievement for some people. If you are competitive, you can compete with others in a leaderboard using the Fitness Force.

It's important to take small steps, especially if you have failed to reach goals in the past. The 30-day period is important because that's how long it takes to develop new habits. The next goal can be a bit more ambitious.

Stay with the program. You can self-motivate to achieve goals with the right fitness equipment.

References
Check out my article on the Fitbit Force Tracker, a new fitness tracking tool.
If you are just starting out, see DVDs - walking indoors.

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