{"id":3181,"date":"2022-06-08T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.craigbudgen.com\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2022-06-06T09:26:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T09:26:23","slug":"why-i-like-having-weekly-goals-and-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigbudgen.com\/why-i-like-having-weekly-goals-and-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Like Having Weekly Goals &#038; Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The qualities it takes to be fit and healthy is no different than what it takes to be successful in other areas of your life.<\/p>\r\n<p>But for some reason, most people don\u2019t think of it like that and treat it as something completely unique.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>I agree that in some ways it can be unique but on the whole, it\u2019s not.<\/p>\r\n<p>Patience, resilience and planning will lie at the heart of all your major successes in life and if you want to be fit and healthy, they will play an integral part of that too.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Let\u2019s take your career for example\u2026<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>If you would have treated your career in the same way as you\u2019ve treated your health and fitness, where would you be today?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>I can say with a high level of confidence that if you\u2019ve had a successful career it\u2019s highly unlikely you would have been \u2018on it\u2019 for a few days, then let the wheels fall off only to \u2018start again on Monday\u2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>If you run a business, just imagine one of your employees did that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>You would likely sack them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Occasional perfection followed by complete obliteration is a recipe for disaster and misery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>As with anything, <b><i>our results are always the average of what we do.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>With this in mind, let me refer this back to how you can successfully manage your personal health and fitness.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>A strategy I use for 99% of my clients and myself, it is set weekly goals and review points.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>So for example, i\u2019d ask a client what activity they can commit to for the next week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>They would say something like, 3 PT sessions and 70,000 steps.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>That\u2019s great because it\u2019s both enough movement to be fit and healthy, whilst being attainable.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Next, i\u2019d ask what they\u2019d like to do in terms of the body weight and fat %.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>From there, I would then calculate their personal calorie and macro goals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>It really is as simple as that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>I give them different options of how they can go about achieving their targets for both activity and nutrition to find what would be the most suitable strategy for them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>It could be the same calories and macros each day, it could be a carb and calorie cycling strategy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>So the details may differ but the process doesn\u2019t.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Then during the week they will follow the plan, collecting valuable info along the way such as what works well or what may need to change for future weeks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>At the end of the week, we then review.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Did they achieve their movement goals?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Did they achieve their nutrition goals?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>I don\u2019t tend to fixate on individual days, I look at the week as a whole and determine the averages.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>As I said earlier, <b><i>our results are always the average of what we do.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>This process works because it\u2019s adaptable to individual circumstances whilst providing us with a framework for success.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>I don\u2019t care if you are brand new to exercise or a premier league footballer, this process works.<\/p>\r\n<p>By managing your week as a whole rather than meal-by-meal or day-by-day it will allow you to relax and not get caught up in needless mind games to focus on the bigger picture.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Make time to plan, execute the plan to the best of your ability and then review what worked well and what might need changing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>No emotion, just process.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Try it, it might just unlock your potential.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks for reading, have a great day.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Craig<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you 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