Maintain Your Momentum

Now What?

After setting your goals, working towards and achieving some visible results, how do you maintain them? It is tough, but we can't reach and maintain our goals by slipping back into bad habits. We have to stay committed, focused and consistent, yet not beat ourselves up for slipping every now and then. 

Best Friend and Worst Enemy

We often sabotage ourselves when we are nearly there. Why? Because we have started to look and feel fitter than we were before, leading to increased self-confidence. At this point it's easy to go right back into our old habits, such as eating too much unhealthy food and starting to skip workouts.

Making Matters Worse

When this occurs it can be difficult to get back on track because we compound the breakdown by getting upset with ourselves. A great strategy for combatting a setback and a potential psychological tailspin, is to realize and plan for the likelihood of ups and downs. Acknowledge now what the potential setback and triggers are for you and then plan what you will do just in case. In other words, what will you do if you have a bad day, to let it go and move forward to onto a better day?

Checklist for Maintenance Phase

Here are some tips to keep you on the straight and arrow:

• Consistently work on your eating habits though they will never be perfect. If you fall off the horse, just get right back on.
• Vary your workouts so your body does not reach a plateau. This is why as instructors we are always changing up our workouts and why we offer a variety of classes.
• Don't feel that you have to achieve a high level of fitness in order to achieve results.
• After you have completed one major goal, quickly move onto the next goal. Fitness doesn't stop after weight loss.
• You do not need to work out several hours a day and live on salad and protein shakes. Avoid over-training and getting burned out.
• Have an accountability partner or take group classes to stay consistent.
• We offer diverse and well programmed classes at The Fuse Fitness. Check out our class schedule or try a free boot camp on . 
• You have to do what is necessary to achieve results, and that takes commitment and consistency.

Share with us, what do you do to stay on track?

Yours in Health,
Kristin and Pascha at The Fuse Fitness