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“The biggest thing that prevents people making
progress in their fitness journey is their
excessive expectations. What often happens
is that people have this notion of waiting for
the right time,” John observes, going on to say
that there is, in fact, no perfect time to start
being active. “My advice for people who are
unmotivated at the moment is that everyone’s
capable of making a 5% improvement.”
By this, John means that if you are unfamiliar
with developing a fitness routine, it’s a good
idea to start small. “Whether it’s just cutting
out certain foods, reducing coffee, increasing
water, cutting out sugary foods, or going for a
walk once or twice a week. Once we make this
5% improvement, we see some results, it tends
to build motivation, build momentum and with
momentum, more and more becomes possible.”
“To go from zero to a hundred is a really
unrealistic target to set. People may maintain
it for a week or two but when they have a little
lapse, they go right back to the start. They think
it’s not the right time, it’s not for them anymore
and tend to quit very quickly.”
He concludes, “I believe that smaller changes
over a long period of time are far more effective
than trying to jump in and make a very large
change in a short period of time. Be proud of
small changes, see the results, be patient and
build that momentum which will lead you to
achieve your goals in time to come.”
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