Training advice for the Fit Pros

One of my clients who recently started with me has set himself an impressive goal of competing in the Fan Dance race, an endurance event created to test the SAS! Talk about challenging!! He has set himself the goal of signing up for it next year, and we will need to work to improve his fitness levels so that he can do this. 

While the prospect of having a daunting challenge is intimidating, it can help give you more motivation and guide the sessions. It will require that my client is consistent in his training and improves his cardiovascular health and mental endurance. My goal will be to create training that challenges him each session and puts pressure on him gradually which he can overcome each session. We will take a progressive approach to the training so that the pressure builds up each time until, eventually, he is more confident that he can face the SAS event head-on. 

When a large goal is set, a trainer like me can assist by breaking it down into smaller “micro-goals”. These can be ticked off along the way, providing a sense of accomplishment and boosting confidence. At each point, the plan is that he feels confident and can start to envision the success of this formidable challenge. 

Having a big goal allows you to feel motivated and gives you a sense of purpose to your training. Very often people who give themselves these large goals are driven because they have a strong sense of direction within their training. I help my clients by reminding them of these larger goals and help to keep them on track, reminding them that each of the small targets will help them to obtain the larger outcome. 

Even if you don’t have a large goal in mind, we can examine your strengths and interests and find a challenge that is important to you. This will act as your North Star and help keep you going throughout the training. 

I would encourage you to think about what physical feats you would like to achieve. Even if you don’t have a large goal in mind, we can work together to find something which challenges you and helps you to grow. Once you have done this, I can design a program specific to your larger goal and help you work towards it! 

Whether you have a goal already in mind or not, get in touch with me, and we can discuss how you can get started with your training. I will then start working with you on making the process of achieving it easier. Over time, this large goal will cause you to grow, become stronger, more capable, and also happier as you are aiming towards something with a purpose behind you. 

Get in touch, and let’s get started today!