Bodies@Work!

Keys to Success!

MOTIVATION: This is the starting point of anything we do in life. Just making that decision to
change your body for the better was hard enough but actually joining a gym can seem almost an
impossibility. Motivation can come from many places. Sometimes it is through family or friends.
Sometimes it can be a genuine commitment through a workout partner who shares your interests.
It can even come from a picture torn out of a magazine with the thought that 'One day, I am going
to look like that'. But the best form of motivation, I have found, is having confidence in yourself. If
you believe you can and have confidence in your abilities, then that is all you need to get on track.
Anything else is just a distraction.

COMMITMENT: Getting through that first week of working out is the toughest but if it is truly what
you want, then you can do it. Believe in your ability and your potential. Change doesn't occur over
night. It takes time. If you can commit 30 days to eating right and training, then you will see your body
change for the better. Once that happens, you will never look back. Training will become part of your
life and you will feel and look better for it but the commitment has to come from you.

REALISTIC GOALS: So you want to be a super model four weeks from now? It's not going to happen.
Take an honest look at your body and decide how you want to change the way you look. Do you have the
motivation and commitment to make that change a reality? Set a goal for yourself which you are
comfortable with and take that first step. Do not rely on others to set your goals or push you along to
meet them. Success is so much sweeter when you can look back and say, 'I did that'. It also makes the
next goal for yourself that much closer.