6 ways to stay motivated to workout and achieve your fitness goals, according to personal trainers
Time-based SMART goals are so effective because they give you a specific time frame. If a goal has no deadline, you can push it off, and it's "almost like a dark cloud over your head, always looming," Callahan says. Examples of SMART goals include: Advertisement Exercise for 20 minutes every day Be able to do 20 push-ups by the end of next month Setting smaller "process" goals, which you can achieve along the way to a larger goal, can also keep you motivated, says Jen Kates, a certified personal trainer, and health coach, and founder of Shift Human Performance. For example, if your goal is...