Make your ‘why’ your screensaver

“My first tip is to write down your ‘why’. It’s really important to understand why you’re going to the gym in the first place,” suggests PT and mindset coach Chloe Thomas. “Write one or two ‘whys’ on a note on your phone, save it as a screensaver or jot down on a PostIt note and stick it to the side of your laptop screen to remind you. When you don’t want to go to the gym, you can then read this to motivate yourself. Before you go, visualise how proud you’ll be afterwards”

Put your workout in the diary

Planning may seem obvious but it’s an effective tip that is often overlooked, according to Thomas: “Put workouts in your diary for the week ahead, including the time and what workout you’re doing. This makes them like appointments so you don’t overbook yourself and run out of time to go. It needs to be a non-negotiable.”

Set a fitness goal for spring

Eryn Barber, PT at The Fitness Group, suggests that looking ahead to spring will help you power through the colder months. “It might be a personal training goal, such as being able to do a specific exercise such as pull-ups, or it could be based on an event such as Hyrox. The key thing is to make it a big goal that will feel rewarding as you train for it. If it’s too easy to achieve, you’ll be tempted to skip training in the belief that you can hit your goal with little effort,” she says.

PT Nicole Chapman, creator of The Power of Mum, recommends sharing this goal with friends: “Studies have shown that this positive accountability means you accomplish significantly more than those who don’t.”

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