Who Is On Your Team?

Enough is enough – You are ready to make a change!

You have finally decided that you are going to start eating healthier, exercising and lose that extra weight that’s been bugging you.

So you pick up the latest diet book  and slap down some hard earned cash on a gym membership. You even schedule your workouts on the calendar. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, after work.

You are ready to get after it!

That first Monday night at the gym feels great – you did it! All is going as planned.

Wednesday rolls around and you are pretty sore. You decide you need some extra rest – you’ll hit it again on Friday.

Friday is here, your clothes are packed and you are good to go. But at lunchtime your (insert here…boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, pet gerbil) calls you up and want to take you to dinner. He’s not quite sure about this new gym thing. I mean it’s taking time away from him and besides, he loves you just the way you are. Not to mention it has been a long week, and you are pretty tired from working. Dinner it is then!

Suddenly the plan isn’t so solid after all, is it?

What happened?

In short, you didn’t have one critical factor in place that social scientists have told us may be the most important factor in achieving your goals:

You didn’t have the optimal social support – you didn’t have a Team!

At Get Fit NH Bootcamp, we know how crucial it is to have the support you need to reach your goals.

It’s one of the many things that make us different from the many other options out there.

In fact, I can’t imagine a better place to train hard, laugh out loud, tell stories, and get a lot of work done.

Our members don’t come to a class perform their reps and go home.

The team works together.

At times, that means we partner up during training while other days we divide the class for some fun competition. Even when we work individually through the training for that day, shouts of encouragement can be heard from one side of the room to the other. Each person wants the other to succeed.

Friendships are developed with each other, camaraderie is forged through hard work. It’s the beauty of a group of people with a focused purpose – to get better.

Many people at Get Fit NH Bootcamp have similar struggles and desperately want to reach their goals. Research show that goals are reached far more often and quicker with accountability rather than trying to do it on your own. Each member of the team encourages each other to push themselves during training. Many times a round of high fives are given after training. We love this type of energy, but the team is more than just what we do in class. I have observed our clients giving hugs to each other.

Hugs. Can you believe it? (Stay away from Brian and Karl though – just sayin’)

Our members are there for each other when a rough day at work leaves them tired and worn out. When the kids are acting up day after day other moms will come by to share their stories. There are other types of hugs too. When a milestone is hit –  reaching their goal weight, being able to do a chin up and succeeding to eat well while on vacation.

We know that you aren’t always going to get the support you need, even from those closest to you. Sometimes they just don’t understand, and sometimes they are scared that you will leave them behind somehow.

Communicate with the people you love how important it is for you to follow through with your commitment to yourself, and ask them to support you.

Some will get it right away – others may take awhile.

Just Remember This:

The Get Fit NH Bootcamp team is all about accountability, encouragement, help, energy, and motivation.

Don’t just sit on the sidelines, come be part of the team.

Make It Happen!

Dean and Nancy