Visualize Your Goal

You don’t want to just state your goal; you want to truly see it materializing right in front of you.

It’s a good idea to take some time and write down what you want out of your relationship with a personal trainer as well as what health goals you are striving for.

It’s even better when you revisit those goals again and again to remind yourself of the healthy new you that you are striving to be. It does you no good to jot these goals down and then stow them away.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Vision boards have been popping up all over the internet. These boards are places to visualize the goals that people have to keep them focused along the way. Well, those boards aren’t just for people who have a bucket list full of travel destinations. They’re also for people who have health and nutrition goals as well!

One of the things that personal trainers tell their clients to practice, is visualization. Take the written or verbal goals that you have, and bring them to life through visual aids.

For example, if a client wants to lose 50 pounds, then they may suggest the following: get a large poster board, print off five pictures of 10-pound bags of rice or flour, and glue them to the board.

Whenever they look at it, not only will they be reminded of their long-term goal, but they’ll also be able to physically see how much ten pounds of weight loss really is.

Perhaps the personal trainer’s client wants to become a professional boxer. In this case, they might have them hang up a picture of their favorite fighter where they’re most likely to see it on a regular basis. In addition to the fighter, a personal trainer may suggest that they include pictures of workouts that will help them achieve this goal.