Goal Setting

Top tips to help you set your health and wellness goals for 2017

Preparation for new health challenges begins with a positive mindset and setting goals for success. Here’s how to get motivated and achieve the results you want.

The following are some easy tips from the leader in the provision of World Class Allied Health & Sports Medicine services, Coast Sport in Tuggerah, for effective goal-setting:

• Make it personal

  Think about what being healthy means to you. Your goals should be specific to you, try not to compare yourself to others, just focus on you.

• Challenging and attainable

  Make your goals realistic and suitable for your capabilities and yet still push you beyond the point you’re at right now.

• Specific and measurable

  Define some very specific and measurable action-steps for your goals. Include how you will measure your results so you can tell whether you are getting anywhere. Ask the team at Coast Sport to assist you with this aspect.

• Set a time frame

  Create deadlines, due dates, and reward schedules. If your long-term goal is going to take a while to reach, create some intermediate- and short-term goals to help keep you motivated and incentivise you along the way.

• Keep it positive

  Goals should always be set in a positive light. It is easier to work towards what we want to do instead of constantly avoiding what we shouldn’t be doing. For example, think of increasing your intake of calories from healthy foods, and identifying which healthy foods you want to eat more of, instead of constantly trying to eliminate certain ‘junk’ foods

• Be flexible and agile

  Good strategies and goals must be flexible, because our lifestyles and schedules demand that we adapt to changing circumstances. Set some contingency plans for those special occasions or unexpected conflicts and be flexible on those occasions without throwing all your hard-work out the window.

• Persistence and consistence

  Make your goals realistic to achieve, not just a New Year’s resolution that is broken the next week. Practice a set of daily routines or situations that promote persistence.

• Be accountable

  Share your goals and vision with a few people you can trust to be supportive, and ask them to give you a good kick in the butt when they think you need it. Coast Sport are also here to help you achieve your goals and give you some extra motivation along the way.

Bottom line, remember that there are no quick fixes when it comes to health and fitness. Setting realistic goals and making a genuine and consistent effort to attain your goals is a solid way to develop the healthy habits that will help you achieve long-term success.

Best of luck from the team at Coast Sport, we are always here to support you through your health and fitness journey. Call us today on (02) 4356 2588 or visit www.coastsport.com.au to book an appointment with our expert team including nutritionist, exercise physiologist, physiotherapists, massage therapist, podiatrist and more, who are all here to assist you in achieving your goals for 2017 and beyond.

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