52 weeks of bodily bliss: week 2: Your Goal

My first tip for the "52 weeks of bodily bliss" was movement. I hope you have been keeping with your 30-a-day, and are feeling stronger by the day.  

For week 2, I want to jump back a little. While you are already committed to moving, I want to remind you that without knowing where you are headed you may never get there. How does this relate to movement, fitness, weight loss, and lifestyle changes? 

One of the reasons many people fail succeed on their fitness journeys is because they don't know where they are headed, how much weight they want to lose etc. Without a specific goal success will never be.

For many, setting goals is easy, for others, it is a little more challenging.

Let's get our pens and papers out and write down our main goal. For those who have more than one, list them in order of importance.

For example, Mary wishes to lose weight. She met with me for a consultation and we determined that while her health, in general, was good, she was carrying quite a 'bit of excess weight. We took her measurements, weight, body-fat etc. We assessed her lifestyle, and concluded, that based on her information given to me, and the numbers I gathered, she has the following things she wants to change:

1. She wants to lose 80 lb. by December 2010
2. She wants to exercise 3-5 times weekly with a personal trainer.
3. She wants to learn proper nutrition and adopt the habits that support it
4. She wants to celebrate her goal achievement by taking a trip to Hawaii in December with her sweetheart
5. She wants to treat this process as a permanent lifestyle

If you carefully look at the fashion in which the goals are set, Mary set measurable goals, and got specific. This will help Mary map out her direction that she is headed in, track her progress (retract if needed), evaluate and restart, and just keep on going.

She knows she needs the professional guidance. Therefore she prepares herself, gathers the tools and the information she needs, and moves towards her goal - never letting go of the end she set out to achieve.


Sit down, take a few minutes to map out your path of fitness the coming year. Be specific, get real, and serious, about your goal, your self, and your life. Place your goal in a place where you see it a number of times throughout the days.

For those of you who need assistance in your pursuit, I can personally help mapping out a plan of actions.  For those interested, to work with me one on one, or would like to purchase a customized training and dietary plans, please email me at monkovacs@gmail.com.


Time to step up, get serious, and keep on moving.