Happy St. Paddy’s Day from Momentum Fitness!
- At March 17, 2023
- By Holly Gish
- In Current Events
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🍀🇮🇪 May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold — and at the end of your rainbows may you find a pot of gold! 🇮🇪 🍀
✅ SMART Goals- Relevant & Realistic
Why do you want to accomplish this goal?
Does it fit in with your long-term plan?
“Losing 10 pounds a week” sounds great, but an impossible goal will leave you discouraged and set you up for failure. Instead, think about why you’d like to lose weight:
Fit into those skinny jeans and feel great
Move better and have more energy during the day
Keep up with the kids/grandkids
Run a faster 5k
Whatever the reason, find the why, foster your motivation, and then focus on how to get there:
Cook 5 meals a week (specific) with at least 3 vegetables (measurable & achievable) that are delicious and still nutritious and that I’ll enjoy making ad eating(relevant).
☑️ SMART Goals- Achievable
As you hone your New Year’s Resolutions, ask yourself if they are a good fit for you:
• Do your goals bolster your health and wellbeing?
• Avoid aiming too high or too low. Find your Goldilocks goals that feel just right for you.
• Start with a small goal and build from it. Each achievement will give you the confidence to challenge yourself further.
Example: Instead of “Run a marathon”, start with going for a walk each day. After a few weeks, try out a run/walk program, then build from a 5k race, to a 10k, and soon you’ll be confident and ready to shoot for that marathon. Small steps for big achievements!
☑ SMART Goals – Measurable!
Have you made your new year’s goals yet?
MEASURABLE:
Make the goal one you can measure.
• How will you track your progress?
• When will you know the goal is accomplished?
Example: “Walking more” is too vague. How will you really know if you have?
Try: I will walk Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (specific) for 30 minutes (measurable). Then create an exercise tracker so you can monitor your progress and feel good each week you’ve done it!
✅ SMART Goals- Specific!
Welcome in 2023 with strong wellness goals!
SPECIFIC:
Define the goal as much as possible
• What do you want to accomplish?
• When will you work on it and how often?
• Where will it take place?
If a better diet is on your list, be specific- what does it really mean? Instead of “eat better”, try specifics such as as eliminating all soda, eating five servings of vegetables a day, or limiting your daily sugar intake to 30 grams.
