What is progress in health and fitness?

When embarking on a health and fitness journey or program it’s important to focus on any ‘wins’ or bright spots in your progress, no matter how small. For example, consider the following list of progress markers:

body measurements

blood work and other medical tests

athletic performance, such as getting stronger or faster

photos

how clothes fit

recovery

sleep

mood and wellbeing

confidence

consistency

Many people only focus on weight loss on a scale for progress but the list above are all relevant factors to wellbeing. It’s ok to focus on just one of them at a time but better to keep the bigger picture in mind by periodically reflecting on all. Just by being 1% better day to day in your actions or behaviours will lead to progress and this in turn builds a growth mindset which is crucial to success in health and fitness or really any other endeavour in life. Focusing on the bright spots in your life also overcomes the ‘fault-finding’ mind all too common unfortunately.