The Difference between Goals & Habits
Goals are outcomes, such as “getting healthy” or “losing 10kg”. Habits are the actions you took to achieve the goal. i.e. Eating vegetables with each meal.
Tips for Building Habits
- Start with small changes towards the behaviour you want, and work up from there. Your small changes to your daily behaviour will accumulate over time to bring you closer to your goals.
- Make changes to your environment to support you in achieving your goals. Make changes that encourage your new habit and discourage your old habit. eg. Fill the fridge with fruit.
- Tie new habits to other activities. Tying your new habit with already existing ones encourages consistency and simplifies it significantly. For example, after each meal I will drink 500ml of water.
- Tracking your habits is a helpful way of visually seeing your consistency. This can either be encouraging or a wake-up call you need to be sticking to your habits. You could record on your calendar each day you go for a walk, and at the end of the week look back on your progress.
- Share with others what your goals and habits are! This can create a sense of accountability and makes it more difficult to just forget about when it gets hard. They can also offer support and encouragement to keep you on track.
Lucy Ford
Personal Trainer
Lucy has a Certificate 4 in Fitness and is passionate about helping people better themselves. She believes that anyone can achieve their health and fitness goals with the help of a good trainer. Lucy is knowledgeable with flexible time slots and affordable pricing.
Lucy specialises in muscle growth and repair, fat loss, strength and conditioning, and glute growth.
