3378: How to Address Your Loss of Motivation With Your Trainer by Riley Peace of Free Form Fitness on Overcoming Workout Slumps

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How to address your loss of motivation with your trainer by Riley Pierce, a free-formed

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How to address your loss of motivation with your trainer by Riley Pierce, a free-formed

fitness.ca.

Let's be real.

Training is not always there.

This is a fact that trainers and clients know too well.

As the client, you may feel awkward or badly when you lose motivation and just don't

feel like it today.

We're here to tell you that that's okay.

We also want to give you guidance on how to address your loss of motivation with your trainer.

This is bound to happen when you commit to long-term training.

So it's better to equip yourself with the resources before it happens.

Here are the steps to address your loss of motivation with your trainer.

Step 1.

Be completely honest with your trainer.

Honesty really is the best policy when it comes to sharing any bit of information with

your trainer.

If you've hit a rut, then tell your trainer.

This first step is crucial because it will give your trainer the time to plan accordingly.

Believe it or not, there are ways to train when you're not motivated.

It could be a modification of pace.

If you've been with your trainer for long enough, they may even know your favorite exercises

and will program just those.

Motivation is a mindset and all of our trainers are educated in the science of motivation.

So, next time you're feeling low on motivation, tell your trainer.

This will get the process started to address your loss of motivation and hopefully get you

back on track.

Step 2.

Figure out what you need.

You know yourself best.

This is why the next step asks you to figure out what you need.

Are you looking to avoid or are you looking for something exciting in your life?

When you're feeling low on motivation, do you say it yourself?

If I could just blank, then I'd feel better.

If so, what is that thing that you think would be the magic fix?

Is it a quick fix?

Is it a shift in mindset?

Is it a change of circumstances like more time, more money if you had more support

and so on?

All of these situations can be found within the gym setting with your personal trainer.

Looking for a quick fix?

Schedule yourself a session, but ask for a completely new workout, something high intensity.

This will give you a new rush of accomplishment and reward you with a new feeling of excitement.

Maybe you're looking for a shift in mindset.

Telling yourself if you could just be more positive or if you could just stop being so

hard on yourself, then you'd be fine.

Each shifts are the hardest thing to achieve.

We have hardwired thoughts in our subconscious that will always creep in during a moment

of weakness.

This is why you'll hear clients and trainers say consistency is key.

If you want to be more positive, you have to make an effort to be more positive every

day.

If that's the type of mindset support you need from your trainer, tell them.

The beauty of having a personal trainer is that their whole purpose is to provide you

with the personal experience that you need to achieve your health and fitness goals.

Ask them to encourage you to stay positive and to only speak in a positive way.

Lastly, if you think a change of circumstances will make your life easier, then you definitely

need to speak with your trainer.

A lack of time can easily be remedied by rescheduling your appointments to a less stressful time

for you.

If you're feeling tight on money, figure out which expenses are serving your long term

health and which ones are not.

And finally, if you feel that you need better support, start with your trainers.

Let them know that you need their support.

Share with them what support looks like for you.

Once again, the benefit of having a personal trainer is that they are there to provide

a personalized service to you.

So ask for exactly what you need, and then reevaluate your current support system outside

of the gym.

And step three, make a plan.

A goal to have more motivation is just a dream if you don't have a plan.

If you've already followed the previously mentioned two steps, then you're on your way.

The final step is to set some new goals.

Research has shown that individuals who approach a task with low motivation are able to achieve

a task with a more positive attitude and greater success when they have specific goals.

Sometimes your original goal gets out of focus.

When we feel like we've lost our direction or our purpose, we tend to lose motivation.

After all, if you found yourself driving for hours on a highway with no destination

in mind, you'd probably just pull off at the nearest exit to end this seemingly pointless

journey.

Write down new goals, reset old goals, and refocus on what you are working towards.

With your goals in mind and your trainer fully aware of your situation, you are setting

yourself up for success.

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Researchers have actually found that there are common milestones that may predict when

a loss of motivation may happen.

It's probably going to sound pretty obvious and like common sense.

But as often as I can, I like to discuss published studies because our common sense can

mislead us at times.

Researchers have found that when we start a new behavior, like hiring a trainer and starting

a new exercise program, motivation is really high in the beginning.

We're consistent, we're excited, and we're seeing results.

But as the weeks go by, the results probably start to slow down, the excitement has worn

off a bit, and we're thinking about excuses for why we can't make it to our next training

session.

In fact, when researchers look at the data, they have found that within just one week

of starting a new behavior, 25% of folks will stop by the end of that first week.

Now if we look six months out, about half, so 50% will have stopped that new behavior.

After a full year, only about 19% will still be performing that new behavior.

Yikes!

A separate team of researchers found that it is pretty common for motivation to dip

as the months pass, especially right around that six-month milestone.

So as today's author Riley said, if you find that your motivation is starting to take

a hit, first, please know that this is perfectly normal, but it's probably helpful to reassess

your goals, what you've been doing, and talk to your trainer about mixing up your workouts

a bit.

Even a small change can help you find that motivation again.

Alright, that'll do it for today.

I hope you have a great rest of your day, and I'll see you back here for tomorrow's

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