{"id":23089,"date":"2018-09-28T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/?p=23089"},"modified":"2018-09-26T08:58:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T15:58:31","slug":"keep-the-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/all-mfn\/keep-the-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep the Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23090\" src=\"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/live-your-dream.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/live-your-dream.jpg 960w, https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/live-your-dream-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/live-your-dream-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/live-your-dream-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/live-your-dream-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>I think you\u2019d agree that we are in an age of information overload. Between internet search engines and social media, ALL the advice and opinions are available to you. It is really easy to get caught up in the shiny object syndrome. It is hard to Keep the Goal.<\/p>\n<p>The noise of everything can become too loud! And it\u2019s hard to tune out that noise.<\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m here to remind you today to stay focused on your goal(s). If you\u2019re doing something that\u2019s working, don\u2019t change it up because of a shared article you read on Facebook about a new wonder food or supplement! Yep, don\u2019t go down that rabbit hole\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Is your goal weight loss? Then, take daily actions that are focused toward that \u2013 clean whole foods, weight and cardio training, hydration, stress management and good <a href=\"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/all-mfn\/sleep-and-your-health\/\">sleep<\/a>. If the goal is performance for an endurance race, follow your training plan. If the goal is pain management, do the required exercises. Even your goal is just basic movement and get in the gym 3x\/week, stick to that, ok?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a simple concept, but it\u2019s not easy to execute when everything is so loud and in your face. Quiet the noise and keep things out of your face by staying laser focused on you.<\/p>\n<p>So, stay focused on the goal and take the daily necessary steps to get there. If you aren\u2019t sure what those are, hire a coach (like me) who can help you get there.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Keep the Goal!<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally printed on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.movewellfit.com\/category\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Move Well Fitness blog<\/a>. Reprinted with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Maurice D. Williams is a personal trainer and owner of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.movewellfit.com\/\">Move Well Fitness<\/a>\u00a0in Bethesda, MD. With almost two decades\u00a0in the industry, he\u2019s worked with a wide range of clients, including those with health challenges like diabetes, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, hypertension, coronary artery disease, lower back pain, pulmonary issues, and pregnancy. Maurice is also a\u00a0fitness educator with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.movewellfitacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Move Well Fit Academy<\/a>\u00a0and NASM.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think you\u2019d agree that we are in an age of information overload. Between internet search engines and social media, ALL the advice and opinions are available to you. It is really easy to get caught up in the shiny object syndrome. It is hard to Keep the Goal. The noise of everything can become too loud! And it\u2019s hard to tune out that noise. But I\u2019m here to remind you today to stay focused on your goal(s). If you\u2019re doing something that\u2019s working, don\u2019t change it up because of a shared article you read on Facebook about a new wonder food or supplement! Yep, don\u2019t go down that rabbit hole\u2026 Is your goal weight loss? Then, take daily actions that are focused toward that \u2013 clean whole foods, weight and cardio training, hydration, stress management and good sleep. If the goal is performance for an endurance race, follow your training plan. If the goal is pain management, do the required exercises. Even your goal is just basic movement and get in the gym 3x\/week, stick to that, ok? It\u2019s a simple concept, but it\u2019s not easy to execute when everything is so loud and in your face. Quiet the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":23090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[54,193,139],"class_list":["post-23089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-mfn","tag-exercise","tag-healthy-aging","tag-nutrition"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}