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Setting goals, Staying motivated

April 12, 2019

Top ways to stay motivated to exercise

It’s a rather long time since January 1st and many people will have seen their New Year’s resolutions come and go since then. Even with the best laid plans it can be hard to stay motivated, but combining a number of strategies may help you to keep going with that fitness regime. Set goals While it’s good to exercise simply to keep fit this rather vague idea can prevent you from keeping to an exercise plan. Think about the things you’d like to achieve and by when to move your fitness...
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Setting goals, Staying motivated

April 8, 2019

Fitness challenges: What you need to know

Fitness challenges are a really good way to help you stay motivated with your exercise regime and ensure you’re moving forward. They are great for boosting your confidence and reinforcing the feel-good factor associated with getting active. It’s important to go about setting yourself a challenge in the correct manner, however, otherwise you will not get all of the benefits you should. Be realistic The first thing to consider is whether a challenge is actually achievable, because ther...
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Success stories

November 9, 2018

Doris proves that you can be a champion with walking

These boots are made for walkin' Doris is one of the winners of the Every Step Counts Challenge. Her story is exciting and encouraging. An active lifestyle is very important to Doris and below, she explains us the benefits of regular exercise. She also describes how dacadoo has been motivating her in being more active and how it helped her win the challenge. Being active and keep moving is very important. “I am not an athlete. At least not in the sense you would imagine one. I like k...
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Self-Control, Staying motivated

August 11, 2017

How to improve self-control

When you're trying to lose weight or improve your fitness levels, self-control is what will make or break it for you. If you don't have willpower, you're more likely to slip back into bad habits and not see the results you want. You need to ensure that you're able to stick to your plan, make healthy choices and generally make the best decisions about diet and exercise. This may mean saying no to things you'd really like to say yes to, but overall, it's the best way to achieve what you set ...
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Setting goals

July 3, 2017

5 ways you could be failing your fitness goals

If you're trying to get fit and healthy, simply going to the gym more often isn't going to cut it. You need to make lifestyle changes beyond how much you exercise if you really want to see results and maintain them over time. Unfortunately, there are numerous ways that you can undo your hard work or stop yourself from seeing the results you're aiming for. Understanding how you can fail to achieve your fitness goals is the first step to avoiding mistakes that can hold you back. Not only ...
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