What's YOUR Fitness Goal?

When you decide to start doing some exercise, there is an important question you need to ask yourself first… what is your specific fitness goal?

If we had to guess, we’d say these are the most common answers you’d get to this question:

To build muscle.

To lose fat.

To gain weight.

To lose weight.

To get “toned.”

To increase strength.

To improve performance.

To get “in shape.”

To be healthier.

To look great naked.

Any combination of the items on this list.

And those are just the broad answers. Some people may have much more specific fitness goals in mind eg, get a 6 pack, deadlift 160kg, fit into a certain piece of clothing, and so on.

Based on your answer, certain aspects of your workout routine will need to be set up a certain way to best accommodate that goal.

Since there’s a million ways this can go, we’re going to break up all of the possible fitness goals into just 2 groups:

Team “Looks”

Team “Performance”

Team “Looks”

The people in this group have the primary goal of improving the way their body looks.

They want to build muscle, lose fat, or do both. This group also includes more generic goals like getting “toned,” or getting a 6 pack, or losing weight/gaining weight, or really anything that basically translates into “I want to look better.”

Team “Performance”

The people in this group have the primary goal of improving the way their body performs.

They want to get stronger, get faster, get better at a certain sport or activity, or really anything that basically translates into “I want to perform better.”

Team “Looks” vs Team “Performance”

So, did you figure out which group your fitness goal fits into best? Good.

Now is a good time to mention that there is a lot of overlap between the groups. Meaning, training for performance will ultimately lead to more muscle and/or less fat in most cases. And, training for looks will ultimately lead to increased strength and/or improved performance in most cases.

However, it will NOT be in a way that is most optimal for those goals. It would be more of a side effect.

That’s why the objective here is to set up a workout routine that is as optimal as possible for your primary fitness goal. That needs to be the sole focus even though it may lead to various secondary goals being reached as well.

What’s next?

Now that you have your exact fitness goal in mind, you’re ready to start putting together a workout routine that is aimed at reaching your goal as quickly and effectively as possible.

The next step is to figure out what your training experience level is. Meaning, are you a beginner, intermediate or advanced exerciser?

Now that you’ve worked out your fitness goal and your experience level, all you need is the right program and that’s where we can help you.

Give us a call on 9583 4715 and make an appointment to see one of our Personal Trainers and get the right program for you.