In winter, the temperatures may not be as pleasant, but that doesn't make exercising any less fun! This season offers the chance to challenge yourself and push your limits. It is important to keep motivating yourself and you can do that for example by setting goals. Do you want to set a new personal record or cycle longer distances? Now is the time! Because it is precisely the cold that challenges you to get the best out of yourself.
We are all familiar with the well-known winter depression. Make sure you don't fall into that depression by setting goals. A goal ensures that you can work towards something and that keeps you motivated. You know what you are doing it for. The word motivation is derived from 'motion'. If you are motivated to achieve your goals, you are literally and figuratively in motion. A good dose of motivation makes you move and that is especially important in winter.
In winter, the temperatures may not be as pleasant, but that doesn't make exercising any less fun! This season offers the chance to challenge yourself and push your limits. It is important to keep motivating yourself and you can do that for example by setting goals. Do you want to set a new personal record or cycle longer distances? Now is the time! Because it is precisely the cold that challenges you to get the best out of yourself.
We are all familiar with the well-known winter depression. Make sure you don't fall into that depression by setting goals. A goal ensures that you can work towards something and that keeps you motivated. You know what you are doing it for. The word motivation is derived from 'motion'. If you are motivated to achieve your goals, you are literally and figuratively in motion. A good dose of motivation makes you move and that is especially important in winter.
Setting goals is one thing, but achieving them is another. So it is important to set realistic goals. Do not ask too much of yourself by setting the bar too high, this can actually demotivate you and make it harder to achieve your goals. So keep your goals manageable, so you can achieve your personal goal step by step.
Maybe your ambition is to work out every day this winter. If you already work out four or five times a week, this is a realistic goal. But if you don't work out or only work out once a week, then working out every day is an unrealistic goal to achieve in one go. What you can do is to set sub-goals for yourself. First, try to work out at least twice a week for the next month. Will you be able to do that? Then next month you can set the goal to work out 3 days a week. And so you can build up to 4 or 5 days a week or maybe even every day.
Setting goals is one thing, but achieving them is another. So it is important to set realistic goals. Do not ask too much of yourself by setting the bar too high, this can actually demotivate you and make it harder to achieve your goals. So keep your goals manageable, so you can achieve your personal goal step by step.
Maybe your ambition is to work out every day this winter. If you already work out four or five times a week, this is a realistic goal. But if you don't work out or only work out once a week, then working out every day is an unrealistic goal to achieve in one go. What you can do is to set sub-goals for yourself. First, try to work out at least twice a week for the next month. Will you be able to do that? Then next month you can set the goal to work out 3 days a week. And so you can build up to 4 or 5 days a week or maybe even every day.
Achieving your goals gives you self-confidence. In winter, the conditions are often harsh. It is cold, dark and it may even snow and freeze. If you can achieve your goals even then, it gives you self-confidence and a huge boost! And don't forget, this comes with a reward of course! Sebastian, for example, rewards himself with a hot cup of chocolate, which he looks forward to while riding. He embraces the winter as a cycling season and uses the opportunities it offers him. Curious about his story? Stay tuned!
Achieving your goals gives you self-confidence. In winter, the conditions are often harsh. It is cold, dark and it may even snow and freeze. If you can achieve your goals even then, it gives you self-confidence and a huge boost! And don't forget, this comes with a reward of course! Sebastian, for example, rewards himself with a hot cup of chocolate, which he looks forward to while riding. He embraces the winter as a cycling season and uses the opportunities it offers him. Curious about his story? Stay tuned!