Embrace The Challenge!

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Here is something you need to do in order to take things to the next level - or even just easily sustain your efforts.

Find a challenge, maybe something you have never done before, not done for a long time, or something familiar but with a twist!

It's great if you are motivated purely by keeping fit, being active and the feeling that comes with this.

Many people however are not!

This is where you want to get specific on some fitness or activity challenges.

Competing at a sport or in an event is one great way to focus your efforts. And don't put this off until some distant date, you'll probably learn far more and meet some great people by jumping in at the deep end and going for sooner rather than later.

Have fun with it! Don't insist on perfection or being the best just have a blast!

If you track your numbers - probably most easily done with weights or numbers on some kind of fitness machine, you have a great way to compete against yourself, or workout partners.

If you don't want to restrict this to something local, get online and find some places where you can post your workouts - enter into some friendly competition this way.

There are gym challenges, concept 2 indoor rowing events, outdoor events etc, etc.

I'm all for competing against yourself but sometimes it's good to check in with what others can do.

This can be a massive wake up call, and can be great for re-setting your beliefs for what is possible. Hopefully at some point you will get some reassurance that you're doing pretty well in at least some areas.

I sometimes use types of challenge in classes or bootcamps - usually of the variety of a set of exercises and seeing how much can be done in a given time.

One challenge i'll be having another crack at shortly will be the 100 burpees as fast as possible. It's been quite a while since i first did this, and this time i'll beat my old time (i hope) and video it for your pleasure!

Cheers,

Steve Cork
www.sussexbootcamps.co.uk
P.S. New Bootcamp starts Mon 5th Jan - hear we go again, it's going to be a great year!