In light of recent COVID-related restrictions, our workout routines have changed. So many more people are working out at home than ever. And even those who are going to the gym may be hesitant to hire a personal trainer to help achieve their goals and improve your fitness . It’s all about limited contact and social distancing.

But that doesn’t mean you have to put your fitness goals on hold.

On the contrary, you can rock every fitness goal you have and then some. And you don’t even need a personal trainer.

What Personal Trainers Do

A personal trainer is like a coach who is there to motivate you towards your fitness goals. And along the way, they can help you plan and implement exercise routines that will improve your fitness by making the most of your efforts. Personal trainers are highly effective because they present a sense of accountability that you won’t have elsewhere. And they also provide structure, which some people desperately need in order to stick to a plan.

Fortunately, there are a few ways you can get structure and accountability without a personal trainer.

How to Achieve Your Fitness Goals

If you’re struggling to meet your fitness goals without a trainer, there’s some good news. There’s definitely a huge pool of people who are in the same boat. And when that happens, solutions seem to come out of thin air.

Here are a few tips to improve your fitness without a trainer.

Get an accountability partner

It’s much easier to stick to your workout routine when someone is waiting for you. This is what you get with a personal trainer, but it’s easy to find someone to hold you accountable. Find someone to work out with you or to follow up on your goals to make sure you’re making progress.

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Create your own fitness challenge

Try a 30-day challenge on for size. There are plenty of them available online and some even come equipped with group support and encouragement. When you can log your progress, that makes it more difficult to take a break or to slack off. You can also do this yourself by setting a goal for each day and tracking your progress on a calendar. Your goal can even be time-related. So instead of “doing 30 pushups every day,” your goal could be to exercise for 30 minutes a day.

Choose an exercise program

Choose an exercise program you find interesting. This may be a video library, like ClubFit, or it may be an app. There are a number of fitness apps that are designed to help you achieve a goal. For example, if you want to run a marathon, there’s an app for that.

It doesn’t really matter what you do, and there’s so much variety that you can virtually choose anything. But just try to stick to whatever you choose for at least 30 days (unless it’s physically hurting you). So whether you’re on a Peleton or taking a barre class at home, you can stick to something every day.

Avoid vices

Part of staying fit is sticking to a solid nutritional plan. But if you eat right and consume alcohol or drugs, you may be doing your body a disservice. And if you’re struggling to quit, it’s time to get help. Find a counselor who specializes in families and addiction to start on your healing journey.  Addiction will derail even the best-laid fitness program.

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You might be surprised to learn that you achieve your fitness goals without a personal trainer. And you might even save some money by doing so. Go ahead and take those goals off the backburner because it’s time to get fit.