The key to lasting weight loss and long-term fitness isn’t the quick hacks you see on social media, like fad diets or juice cleanses that negatively impact your health. It’s making long-term plans that benefit your health while helping you achieve your goals.
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Raj Ganpat, a fitness and nutrition coach with over 17 years of experience in helping people transform their health, listed 4 essential principles to achieve long-term fitness in an Instagram post shared on October 27.
4 Mindset Changes for Long-Term Fitness and Weight Loss
The fitness coach emphasizes in the video that lasting results come from consistent effort rather than sudden, drastic changes. Sharing his own example, he explains, “I am fit today, not because I did anything special in the last 2 months, but because of many mundane things that I have done consistently for the last 20 years. If you too want to play the long game, you need to hear these four things.”
The fitness coach then shares 4 mindset changes anyone should adopt if they aim to stay fit long-term, such as expecting daily perfection from themselves and setting goals based on manageable effort.
1. You can’t do everything every day
In your desire to stay fit, you must realize that you cannot do everything every day. “But remember you can do most things most days. So focus on trying to do your best on any given day. Don’t expect perfection from yourself,” the coach advised.
2. Say no to major changes in the short term
Raj Ganpat suggested avoiding making major changes in the short term. Instead, he recommends focusing on making gradual changes over time. Why? “In the short term these big changes are attractive but not practical. But in the long term small changes are both practical and powerful,” he said.
3. Effort-Based Goals, Not Results-Based Goals
Third, he recommended setting effort-based goals rather than outcome-based goals. “I know you want to lose weight. I know you want to get stronger, but it’s not in your control. What is in your control is the efforts you can make to achieve those results,” he explained.
So, according to the coach, set goals like, ‘I will start exercising more regularly,’ ‘I will eat less junk food,’ and ‘I will eat more protein.’ “It will serve you better than just chasing numbers,” he said.
4. Be kind and firm to yourself
Finally, he suggested being kind to yourself and being firm. Be kind to yourself when things aren’t going well, when you make mistakes, or when you’re struggling. But be firm on yourself when you’re down, lazy, or just looking for excuses.
According to the fitness coach, this balance between kindness and perseverance will determine your consistency, and your consistency will determine your progress.
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