Anybody who knows me knows that I always love to have a plan. This means all my clients get one too!
Many clients come to me because they are exercising regularly but not getting the results they are looking for. Often they are exercising in an ad hoc manner without clear goals or direction. Easily fixed! The two most common reasons that people are not getting results are lack of treat control and not having the mix of exercise right. I wish I could say treat control was easily fixed but that’s an ongoing challenge.
The exercise plan is much simpler! When writing an exercise plan I start with activities my client already does and enjoys. This forms the base of the plan and then activities to balance out the exercise mix go in next. Appropriately scheduled rest days are important so that the body can repair and recover.
Whether exercising in or out of the gym many working parents find it easier to set their attendance goals by the fortnight rather than by the week. This means they can plan around challenges such as childcare. For example, one busy working Mum client of mine has set the goal of exercising five times per fortnight – three sessions of resistance training (either a Les Mills Pump class, or a personal training session) and two sessions of cardio training (walking/running outside if the weather permits, or an RPM class). The client chose the realistic number of sessions a fortnight and and specified what types of exercise she enjoyed. I chose the mix of exercise and tracked her progress.
I like to re-evaluate plans every month so that they can be adjusted if necessary. We don’t always hit the right formula first time and sometimes the plan needs to be tweaked if it doesn’t fit into the client’s lifestyle.
Having a plan doesn’t mean you can adhere to it 100%, we all go through stressful times where we are unable to make our exercise goals top priority. But a plan is a great structure to be able to return to. Targeted, effective exercise plus food diarying equals results – in over a decade of personal training I have seen few exceptions. A robust plan that can evolve and adapt is a great asset in achieving your weight loss goals.
Many clients come to me because they are exercising regularly but not getting the results they are looking for. Often they are exercising in an ad hoc manner without clear goals or direction. Easily fixed! The two most common reasons that people are not getting results are lack of treat control and not having the mix of exercise right. I wish I could say treat control was easily fixed but that’s an ongoing challenge.
The exercise plan is much simpler! When writing an exercise plan I start with activities my client already does and enjoys. This forms the base of the plan and then activities to balance out the exercise mix go in next. Appropriately scheduled rest days are important so that the body can repair and recover.
Whether exercising in or out of the gym many working parents find it easier to set their attendance goals by the fortnight rather than by the week. This means they can plan around challenges such as childcare. For example, one busy working Mum client of mine has set the goal of exercising five times per fortnight – three sessions of resistance training (either a Les Mills Pump class, or a personal training session) and two sessions of cardio training (walking/running outside if the weather permits, or an RPM class). The client chose the realistic number of sessions a fortnight and and specified what types of exercise she enjoyed. I chose the mix of exercise and tracked her progress.
I like to re-evaluate plans every month so that they can be adjusted if necessary. We don’t always hit the right formula first time and sometimes the plan needs to be tweaked if it doesn’t fit into the client’s lifestyle.
Having a plan doesn’t mean you can adhere to it 100%, we all go through stressful times where we are unable to make our exercise goals top priority. But a plan is a great structure to be able to return to. Targeted, effective exercise plus food diarying equals results – in over a decade of personal training I have seen few exceptions. A robust plan that can evolve and adapt is a great asset in achieving your weight loss goals.
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