Intentions often fail the first time around. The secret to achieving your goals is mapping out a realistic plan to attainment, with measured success. Be specific about what you want to achieve – for example, resolving to ‘get fit’ doesn’t really have an end point. Instead you could break it down to weekly goals: run three times a week for 30 minutes, hit the weight room three times, and walk the dog every day before work. Set yourself milestones – perhaps a five kilometer fun run in May, climbing Grouse Mountain in July. Keep your exercise motives purposeful and fun. If losing weight is your prime initiator of working out, you’ll likely give up if the weight doesn’t come off as fast as you expected. Fitness comes in all shapes and sizes….compare yourself only to your personal progress. Although it may be natural to admire the physique of models or your colleagues size six wardrobe, you never know the story behind their thinness. Things aren’t always as they seem and we are all different – including our bodily metabolisms and bodily functions. Keep sight of the […]