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1848: [Part 1] Fitness Goal Setting: The Importance of Knowing Your "Why" by Elly McGuinness

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The Importance of Knowing Your Why

Some people respond better to look at the y behind their fitness goal setting in a positive way. This type of motivation is called towards motivation. The underlying focus is on what you really want for your life. Here's an example: I want to be alive, fit, healthy and full of energy at each of my children's fiftieth birthdays - this is pleasure seeking. Of course, knowing your why may well include both pain avoiding and pleasure seeking elements. Unless you've considered these on a deep level before, you probably still need to do some soul searching and question asking to answer the question, what is your why? How to know your why. Hear that on to morrow's

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