To Make Progress You Have To Measure
Rachel Cosgrove • November 9, 2021
If you are actively trying to improve something in your life the only way to know if your efforts are paying off is to have a way to accurately measure your progress.
If you've been going through the motions and haven't been tracking if it's working or how far you've come, here are a few suggestions to get started:
- Make an appointment with your Doctor to get a physical and have your blood tests done every year! We always love hearing from our clients how after a year of working with us their Doctor can't believe how much their blood tests have improved to become so much healthier decreasing their risk of diseases long term!
- Easiest and most important to track is consistency with your workouts. If you are working out with us at Results Fitness we are tracking your progress during your workouts through our Bridge Athletic technology we can pull up everything from how consistent you've been (one of the most important things to track!), to how much your volume and intensity in your workouts has increased to how much stronger you've become! Over time we can pull up a graph of how much your fitness has improved and all the progress you've made!
- If your goal is to improve your body composition rather than only stepping on a scale and not knowing if you've gained muscle or lost fat try our high caliber Body Composition Testing Inbody Machine for an accurate measurement of what your body is made up of. Measure your Inbody every 2-4 weeks. More often is going to help you to see if you are making progress and take the pressure off of each measurement to simply give you information as you are figuring out what's working for your body to make progress toward your goals. Included with our memberships or $25 for Non-Members.
- One final way to track your progress of how fit you are is to sign up for an annual or bi-annual race or event to test yourself whether it's a 5K, a Spartan or we just had our Tactical Strength Challenge this past week. Pick out a date or event to put your body to the test and see what you got! Let your coach know if our next Tactical Strength Challenge in May is something you'd like to join into now.
Book a FREE No Sweat Strategy Session with one of our coaches to learn more about how we can help you on your journey to improve your health & fitness - Click here to book now
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