Motivation "All success comes with some fear. Let the fear motivate you in the direction of your goal”. Mark says…. ”A lot of people find it hard to exercise without the right motivation. At the end of the day who really wants to get out of bed on a freezing cold January morning to go for a run in the rain ? Well I for one do and how I do it is simple! If I’m struggling to get up and find the motivation to exercise I don’t think about how nice and snug it is in my warm bed and take the easy option. First I imagine how guilty I will feel if I don’t get up and do something, then I picture how I will feel after I have been for that run and I’m home having a nice warm shower feeling refreshed, exhilarated and revitalized ready to tackle the day, I never think about the session itself. This alone helps me to get out there and get it done, before you know it you’re out there in the elements having that run and its actually not so bad is it? Throughout our time together I will train you not only physically but mentally, helping you to overcome any barriers to exercise you have and show you how to totally embrace fitness. One of the benefits of having a personal trainer is that you make a commitment to training. Because our sessions are pre booked there is no “getting out of” sessions or poor excuses to be made. You make a commitment not only to me but to yourself and this is a two way thing”. With F&M personal training we will help you to stay focused through a number of ways…. We may ask you to keep a training diary to monitor what you did or did not do and how you felt by doing or not doing it. Through this we can assess any good or bad patterns that may creep in and help you to correct them. We may ask you to remember the point in your life when you were at your most comfortable and happiest with your body, and how you felt at that time. Do you have any old photographs of this time that you could pin up on the cupboard to stop you going for those chocolate biscuits? From our initial consultation we will have established both your short and long term goals, and these goals will help to motivate you from the off. Working towards shedding a few pounds before a certain date or being able to do that extra mile in 3 sessions time will give you something to constantly strive for in working towards your ultimate goal. During our sessions whether it be an outdoor run or a session in the gym we will constantly reinforce the benefits of what we are doing and why we are doing it, and push you to achieve better results each time. Before you know it you won’t need us going on at you as this information will be firmly logged in your mind. We will also be at the other end of the phone should you need advice or perhaps a gentle ‘kick up the backside’ on the days we are not training together.