One of the things I stress the most with regard to getting healthy and undertaking a serious venture toward lifelong fitness is finding ways to get motivated and stay motivated. The second major thing I focus on is living a life of moderation that is sustainable and enjoyable.Today I want to briefly discuss how you can get support for your fitness goals. The obvious way is to hire a coach or a trainer. The FitDaily site dedicates a lot of resources to coaching, so I’m not going to discuss that in this entry.
What I do want to talk about is where to find a group of people that can support you. One strategy used by many people is to involve a friend, co-worker, or family member in their fitness regimen. This is a good idea, but it needs to be approached cautiously.
The sad fact is that most people drop right out of their fitness routine, even if their workout partner is depending on them. What’s even worse is that this sometimes causes the partner to drop out, when the partner would have otherwise continued.
So always approach these relationships with caution. Don’t let your exercise partner down by over-committing yourself, and don’t let a workout partner’s lack of motivation or commitment bring you down or sap your own motivation toward health.
I’m going to suggest something a little more modern. That’s to involve yourself in an online social community where you can interact with the members and draw upon their support. Where might you find such a thing? Well there are lots of groups on Myspace, Facebook, and other similar sites that you can join. And soon there’s going to be another option.
In the next month or so we’re going to launch a brand new social networking feature right on FitDaily. It’s a totally free way to connect with other fitness enthusiasts and share your experiences. You’ll be able to create profiles, interact with each other, and most importantly, count on each other for much needed support. You’ll even be able to share your progress tracking with members you choose.
Having a group of workout partners is difficult because of the need to coordinate schedules, exercise preferences, fitness goals, and so on. But when you have a social group you can rely on for fitness support and motivation, you don’t have to worry about them showing up at the gym. If one of your friends drops out, you’ll have plenty of others to rely on and draw support from. Likewise, there will be many that you can lend support to as well.
Make sure you’re a member of the FitDaily newsletter so you know as soon as this new feature is released on the web site.
