One question we like to ask people when they first begin training with us is what they think has held or is currently is holding them back from achieving their health and fitness goals, and one answer that comes up pretty often is that they feel they lack ACCOUNTABILITY.
What does this mean?
Having accountability basically means you have someone checking in on you and making sure you’re doing what you said you were going to do.
It’s pretty basic, but can be extremely powerful.
It’s sort of like a form of peer pressure, but with good outcomes, instead of bad ones.
Over the years, we've lost count how many of our members have said that by simply having an appointment to work out with us, whether it’s face to face in the studio or online via zoom, is a huge motivator to show up.
And it makes perfect sense, if you know someone is counting on you to be there, you’ll be less likely to ghost.
Things which seem small, like when we ask you to log your food intake, or check off how many compliant vs non-compliant meals you have each day, can have a pretty profound impact on your eating behaviour. It’s just human nature, we behave differently when we know someone is watching.
Having a workout partner is another powerful form of accountability. If you make an appointment with yourself to exercise, it could be easy to blow it off when other distractions that you perceive to be more important crop up and get in the way. But if you’ve made an appointment with someone else, you’re not going to want to let them down.
Accountability can come in many forms. It could be something as simple as joining a public fitness challenge or posting on Facebook that you’re going 'Dry for January', 'Sober October' or beginning the 'Couch to 5k'.
If you’d rather keep things to yourself, journaling is a powerful way to hold yourself accountable, and is something that I've personally found very helpful in the past.
Whichever method you choose, it’s been proven that accountability accelerates results, and that will ultimately make you happier and healthier.
As always, if you're short on ideas or need a little nudge in the right direction, please don't hesitate to reach out 💪