A goal without a plan is just a wish

In the last blog, I talked about thinking where you want to be at the end of summer?

I think this is very important because we should all have long term and short term goals and aspirations for our health and fitness targets.

Simply, if you don't you'll be probably putting in half an effort, half commitment and realistically likely to get nowhere.

Instead have a long term goal with short term aspirations, knowing that with consistent daily habits you will be able to achieve these short term aspirations and build toward your long term goal or “your why ''.

So, for summer, and for winter in fact, it's easy to put things off with distractions, like summer holidays and Christmas. But a summer holiday is 2 weeks and Christmas is 1 day. These distractions should be something that we try and work around to the best of our ability.

Like I said in the last blog, there are times to take your foot off the gas and to rest and recover but this should not be a month long experience.

With the right training approach taking 5-7 days off every 3-4 months will allow your body to rest up without feeling like you are back to the start again.

So, for the summer, make sure you are absolutely hitting the fundamentals of health to the best of your ability.

Walking, gym sessions, protein, fruit, vegetables, water and sleep, these are the foundations that we should all be aiming to hit and to be consistent with.

Probably the best thing to do with training and activity is to make sure you get them in at times where your distractions are limited. For example, if you have a busy weekend or BBQs galore, it probably makes sense to get to the gym at the start of the week, get your main volume in at the start and squeeze in a session at the end of the week.

Having this approach means that you will likely come out of the summer feeling fit and strong. This is very important and will help keep a hold of the foundation of your activity.

If you can prioritise protein, fruit or vegetables with each meal then your nutrition is going to be at least 70% nailed. Try and hit 2-3 litres of water each day and there's another box ticked. Add on at least 7-9 hours of sleep or get as close to it as you can and there's another box ticked.

Remember, as I have said before, life is for living. You can absolutely have a summer holiday, beers in the garden and BBQs and still achieve success and work towards your long term goals.

You just need to plan, have structure and be organised.