Achieving Goals

Constantly achieving and then resetting your goals is a great way to "stay motivated" and "keep focused!" To ensure that you continue to progress in your own practice of Pilates find one exercise that is still a challenge--your nemesis! Just as you do with clients, design sessions for yourself that will build you up to mastering said exercise. In addition, find a non-Pilates exercise or exercises that will help too. Reverse Mountain Climb on the Wunda Chair? Do Pike Pull-Ups with a Swiss Ball 3 sets of 5 repetitions a few times a week and include hiking up and down hills during your cardio workouts. Keeping a journal of what exercises you did as well as how you felt physically and emotional before, during and after will also assist you in achieving this goal. Of course, goal-setting is a great tool to keep clients engaged in their strength, flexibility, and/or weight loss progress, but sometimes they derail the work you do together in the rest of their week. Use technology! Suggest your client keep an exercise and/or nutrition diary online. Shape.com and MyFitnessPal.com make it simple to log in and calculate it all...and even better? There are apps for it! 

So bring it on winter! We are ready to weather it! Please log into our forum and share your tips and stories on how these suggestions "workout" for you!