Frequently we hear that people have a very difficult time achieving fitness goals, and despite their ‘best’ efforts, they just can’t seem to get in shape.

The problem is that the same thing that worked when you were 20 isn’t going to cut it now.

Decades of bad habits or the insults of aging- or both- have set us up for failure, but there is something you can do about it. Just fix these three things that are preventing you from reaching your goals.

When we were younger, it seemed that we could sit up in bed to roll over and lose 5 pounds. As we age, though, it takes a lot more effort, duration, and frequency just to maintain current wellness, let alone improve on anything.

Today, the top three saboteurs to fitness are highlighted. This trifecta of interference has to go if you are going to reach your goals in the shortest amount of time possible, and with the least amount of daily effort.

[adrotate group=”5″]Number 3: Misery Loves Company –

If you spend a lot of time with people who are couch potatoes, can’t eat in moderation, or love to stay out to all hours partying in nightclubs, chances are you will succumb to their bad habits.

At the very least, a friend’s bad behavior could influence you in a way that causes you to turn your back on your own good habits when you are together.

No one is saying to dump your lifelong pals. Just limit time spent with people who drag you down and surround yourself instead with others who share your fitness goals.

Number 2: Inconsistency is the Enemy-

One of the biggest problems with getting into, and staying with, a routine is consistency.

Moderation has a lot to do with it. If you only work out once or twice a week, but hit it so hard during those workouts that you spend the next three days recovering, you are not showing good moderation- and you may even injure yourself. Ratchet back the ambitious all-or-nothing warrior and channel your inner moderator. Easier workouts that still cause you to break a sweat every day- 7 days a week- will have a more efficient effect on ramping up your metabolism and turning your body back into a fat-burning machine.

The same thing could be said about diets. If you push yourself too hard and deny yourself of all sweets, sooner or later your diet is going to break. Set a food plan you feel comfortable about and stick to it.

Number 1: What Happens on the Weekends Stays on the Weekends-

If you are an angel about what you eat Monday through Friday but then turn into an “anything goes” eater on the weekend, you are making a mistake. It’s true that when you are on a strictly healthy diet that an occasional indulgence helps to shock the system to avoid plateau. However, this only means one meal of a higher calorie count out of every 20 or so. Not all meals all weekend long.

Why work so hard all week only to undo all you’ve done in just 48 hours? There is no such thing as “weekends don’t count” if you are really trying to get in shape. Every day counts, and every meal does, too. Especially if eating right and losing weight are needed to undo type 2 diabetes or dangerous cholesterol levels. Falling off the good nutrition wagon on the weekend guarantees you’ll never be free of the inflammation cycle.

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