A New Kind of Goal Setting
It’s that time of year…New Year’s Resolutions. Let’s change it up.
It’s that time of year…
🙃 New Year’s Resolutions 🙃
While admittedly not my favorite, the conversation around New Year’s resolutions and ultimately goal setting feels inevitable this time of year, so here’s a new perspective to consider.
Goal setting tends to be a big driver in why people work with fitness coaches. It helps to have accountability and, as I’ve heard more than once from my clients, “I really just want someone to tell me what to do.”
I've noticed that recently the clients I'm seeing and the ones coming to me are increasingly interested in goals that aren't geared toward weight loss or toning.
This is not to say there's anything wrong with setting that kind of goal, but this change is a sign to me that we're paying slightly more attention to how exercise makes us feel on the inside rather than just the outside and I’m here for it!
So, in case you need some inspiration toward goals that are more broadly focused, here are a few I love that have been motivating my clients lately:
Consistency
I love this goal for its ability to show how small changes every day or week can really lead to big results. This is also about the big picture. It's creating a habit to help sustain you for the long term. There are different ways to think about this one too: you can focus on getting in a certain number of workouts or hours per week, or targeting a specific number per month. Whatever works best for you and your schedule.
Move-Based
We all have that one exercise we'd love to be able to do (hiiii, pull ups, it's me!). Working toward a move-based goal - whether it be a pull up, push up, plank or get up (the options are really endless!) - is a great way to get a full body workout, while keeping things focused and targeted at the same time.
Tracking Strength Changes
One of my favorite ways to goal set is to focus on strength progress like keeping track of weight or rep increases (ex: moving from a 5lb weight to an 8lb weight for an exercise). You can do this for specific moves, essentially combining this with the move-based goal, or keep track of things more holistically.
