Periodization Planner

I would suggest that you start off simple and come up with a weekly exercise plan, but be SMART about it. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Related) It can really help to zone in on what you would like to acheive.

Make your weekly training plan specific to your fitness goal, find a way to measure your progress and make the weekly plan. Be sure that it is something that you can do each week be relevant to the latest research and set a time that you will keep this programme.

Periodize Your Training

The Truth about being a Fitness Professional

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I’m a fitness coach but I am not the healthiest and fittest out there.

Working in the fitness industry, everyone expects us to look absolutely ripped (2% body fat and 8-pack abs and all), and have so much time in our hands (freelance coaches like myself, especially). Not that it’s an unfair or impossible expectation – we should practice what we preach, after all.

As with most expectations, it’s not all it’s perceived to be. After 8 years in the industry, here are a couple of things I’d like to share.

  1. We have the same 24 hours as everyone else.

When you work in a gym, everyone (including yourself in the beginning, probably) expects you to be working out all day. Hey, gym use is free all day, every day. However, our time is highly dependent on client schedules. When we have a lot of clients in a day, we’ll…

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Setting Realistic Goals

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Did you know that approximately 80% of New Year’s Resolutions fail by February? (U.S. News & World Report) Why do you think that is? I don’t know about you, but I know it’s really difficult to force myself to get up and go to the gym when the temperatures are sub-freezing!

For me, the biggest indicator of success is how I structure my goals. Almost all of the theories about learning and skill building emphasize how important it is to set attainable goals and to chunk your overall goal down into smaller more manageable tasks that you can use to scaffold and build upon.

Unfortunately, that’s not how we are naturally wired! We live in a society where instant gratification is so prevalent. There has been a billion dollar weight-loss industry built upon the customer’s desire to get quick results without having to actually do a whole lot…

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