Are you being Accountable?
ac·count·a·bil·i·ty
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noun: accountability
the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.
"their lack of accountability has corroded public respect"
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"there must be accountability for the expenditure of every public cent"
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We are 6 days into our Mean Abs June Challenge and I wanted to take a some time to discuss tracking and being accountable for your fitness goals.
Ways to be accountable:
1) Write down your goals and review daily.
2) Find motivational quotes and place them around places that you choose to work-out to help keep you going in the right direction to achieve your goals.
3) Join a Facebook group..i.e. you are welcome to join mine at:
Why is accountability important?
Accountability and ANY Goals that we want to achieve go hand in hand. If you wanted to save money, quit smoking, cut out caffeine you would need to start with accountability to help you reach those goals. The same goes for your workout and fitness goals. Having a support system helps accountability by having others who are on the same journey, working towards the same goals. This is a win-win situation..with everyone getting the accountability they need! The best part is that this makes for a happier life...and let's be honest, isn't that what we all want? I definitely know that I do!
Why having an accountability partner is key!
Accountability is important with achieving fitness goals because consistency is a key factor to achieving our goals and let's face it, without being accountable, it is hard to be consistent.
Here is an example: You can't wait to work out. You set a goal for yourself that you are going to get up, go to the gym every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 a.m.. You do great for 2 weeks then one morning your alarm doesn't go off. You slept in and it felt so good that you then decide that you don't really like getting up so early in the morning to work out. Next thing you know, you are no longer working out and no longer achieving that goal that you set for yourself.
But, then you were meeting a friend at the gym every morning- doesn't that change things a bit? If you alarm didn't go off one morning- wouldn't your friend call you to give you a hard time? That would make that friend a huge motivator, an accountability partner to help you reach those goals.
The best part is, after that one morning, for now on you will make sure your alarm goes off and you continue to achieve those goals you set for yourself.
Now, this helps in understanding what I do, as a Beachbody Coach. I am here, getting out of bed early to help YOU achieve your GOALS, as well as everyone who is a part of my group on Facebook. We are all counting on each other to get the workouts, to share the recipes for eating healthy and to keep talking about our goals and what we are hoping to achieve.
We are doing this Challenge as a team, working out as a team and pushing one another towards each of our individual goals. We all need accountability partners and depend on each other..even me, as a Coach.
The importance of self-accountability
Another part that comes into play with accountability, is the lack of SELF-accountability. Even though we need each other to ultimately achieve our goals, we also need to have self- accountability! With Fitness Goals- it takes a lot of hard work, commitment and dedication for us to get where we want to go. Many people start out with good intentions but quit or start making excuses to justify why they are not achieving the goals that they set for themselves. Did you know that the #1 reason people quit is because at the end of the day there are no real consequences for their lack of self-accountability.
We all need to set CLEAR goals and reward ourselves accordingly. If you reach a goal- treat yourself with something that you have been wanting. That being said, if you DON'T achieve your goals or just plain "quit", there needs to be a consequence set. You need to discipline yourself like this is your career and you were risking getting fired. These fitness goals need that same type of urgency It may be difficult and take time to see the "results" but in the end, won't it be worth the effort?
Day #6 Workout plan:
34 Sit Ups
20 Crunches
28s Plank
17 Pushups
I am here. I am also hiring. If you might be interested in becoming a Beachbody coach and earning an income, please visit my website at: Beachbody Coach Amstutz. You can also email me with questions at: Coach Amstutz Email. I am trying to build a team with a focus on Accountability. This is important and the biggest, hardest challenge that I have ever had to do- but I am doing it for me. The results are already showing in my Mood, my Energy has increased, I feel great and am starting to notice the difference in the way my clothes are fitting. At the end of the day the work is paying off and I am doing it! (with the help of my Accountability Team, of course!)
Keep at it everyone- Set Goals for yourself and Achieve them!
See you at the finish line! (24 days to go in this challenge!)
~KEL~
