12 Empowering Ways to Track Your Fitness and Weight-Loss Progress—Without Stepping on the Scale
You don't have to live or die by the numbers.
10. Track Your Daily Wellness Goals
“At the start of each day, write down three healthy goals you can accomplish in the next 12 hours,” says Rossinoff. It could be eating five servings of fruits and vegetables, hitting 10,000 steps, orprepping some healthy meals. At the end of the day, go back to those goals and see which ones you can cross off. As you see more goals on your calendar met, you’ll know you’re getting healthier.
“At the start of each day, write down three healthy goals you can accomplish in the next 12 hours,” says Rossinoff. It could be eating five servings of fruits and vegetables, hitting 10,000 steps, orprepping some healthy meals. At the end of the day, go back to those goals and see which ones you can cross off. As you see more goals on your calendar met, you’ll know you’re getting healthier.
11. Count Your Active Minutes
Or just your steps. Both, displayed through any number of handyfitness trackers, will give you insight into how much you’re moving every day and week. And that reveals way more than your weight does about your health, says Robinson. But more important than hitting a certain number of minutes or steps is improving those numbers. Be more active this week than you were last week, and you can just about guarantee you’re getting fitter.
Or just your steps. Both, displayed through any number of handyfitness trackers, will give you insight into how much you’re moving every day and week. And that reveals way more than your weight does about your health, says Robinson. But more important than hitting a certain number of minutes or steps is improving those numbers. Be more active this week than you were last week, and you can just about guarantee you’re getting fitter.
12. Test Your Favorite Workout Every Year
Many of my healthy patients use birthday goals or tests to track their fitness, which is very effective,” says Robinson. “Every year, do a set of pushups, crunches, or run a mile, and track this data—trying to improve year over year.” But you don’t have to test on your birthday. You could sign up every year for a St. Patty’s Day fun run, a Thanksgiving Day cycling class, or an annual CrossFit competition.
Many of my healthy patients use birthday goals or tests to track their fitness, which is very effective,” says Robinson. “Every year, do a set of pushups, crunches, or run a mile, and track this data—trying to improve year over year.” But you don’t have to test on your birthday. You could sign up every year for a St. Patty’s Day fun run, a Thanksgiving Day cycling class, or an annual CrossFit competition.
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