Start Here: The Real Beginning of Your Health Journey

Yeah, so we're going to get into it.

We're going to strip away the complex fitness jargon and those extreme transformations that we see a lot of times on social media and talk about the real starting line here.

I know I struggle to kind of get a starting point in the gym, so setting those health goals that are actually going to stick.

Yeah, whether you're trying to move better, you're trying to eat better, you get more sleep.

The beginning is kind of where a lot of people trip up at.

Yeah, and often people will try to overhaul their entire life on a Monday.

And then by Thursday, they're like, okay, I'm done, right? Like you get burnt out throughout the week.

So today we're focusing on the how-to of sustainable beginner-friendly goal-setting.

So yeah, we're going to start off with the why before the what.

So before we even talk about gym routines or meal plans, we have to talk about the why behind all of that.

And basically, why do most people fail before they even start, do you think?

Yeah, so a lot of times people are focusing on what the outcome is instead of the process.

So they say, I want to lose 20 pounds or I want to have a six pack, which is great to have those goals.

So it's not necessarily wrong to have a goal like that.

But we also like... doesn't really give us what we're going to do when there's a hiccup in our plan, right? If it's a rainy Tuesday and we're tired, like, okay, what can we do even though we might not be able to make it to the gym that day?

Today is one of those days.

It's very rainy in our area, and we're still here recording these podcasts for you guys.

So don't let that trip you up.

So how do we flip that?

Yeah, so we're going to use this concept called identity-based habits.

So we're not going to set a goal to run a 5K.

Really, what we're going to do is set a goal to become the type of person who never misses a workout.

It sounds small, but it changes your internal narrative.

Yeah, let's jump into the SMART framework.

So that's going to be an acronym.