{"id":95290,"date":"2014-01-27T14:24:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T19:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=95290"},"modified":"2014-01-27T14:24:30","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T19:24:30","slug":"3-simple-steps-to-meeting-a-fitness-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/3-simple-steps-to-meeting-a-fitness-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Simple Steps to Meeting a Fitness Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of our fave fitness gals,\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Empowering runs post Boston tragedy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/empowered-kids-run-to-take-place-one-month-after-boston-marathon-tragedy\/\">Erin Kreitz Shirey<\/a><\/strong>, is full of tips for working smarter, not harder, and living well. She runs\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/powerfitnesspdx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Power Fitness PDX<\/a><\/strong>, a training center that specializes in small group classes, and she also writes about fitness. In fact, Kreitz Shirey recently contributed to an\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manilla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/newyouguide.pdf?erinkreitzshirey\" target=\"_blank\">online guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to making 2026 your best year yet and we absolutely love what she had to say. (See pages 17 and 18 of the guide for a full run-down of her ideas.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95291 aligncenter\" alt=\"Erin-Face-Shot-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Erin-Face-Shot-2.jpeg\" width=\"332\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Erin-Face-Shot-2.jpeg 332w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Erin-Face-Shot-2-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our favorite tips from Kreitz Shirey:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stay motivated by signing up for races:<\/strong> Try <strong><a title=\"how to choose a 5k\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/how-to-choose-your-first-5k\/\">registering for events<\/a><\/strong> that happen every few months so that you fit in one each season. If you&#8217;re always striving to reach a goal, you&#8217;ll always be training.<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Surround yourself with support:<\/strong> The best way to reach a goal is to have supportive teammates and cheerleaders at your side. Look for these people at home, around the office, in classes and clubs, or even <strong><a title=\"Workotu buddies online\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/find-your-next-workout-buddy-online\/\">online<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accept setbacks:<\/strong> Better fitness and health is a lifelong goal, one that will include a few missed workouts and second helpings along the way. If you veer off track, simply get back on course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"8 celeb fitness tips\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/8-celebrity-fitness-secrets-you-should-actually-follow\/\">8 Celebrity Fitness Secrets You Should Actually Follow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Be your own workout buddy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/be-the-workout-buddy-you-would-like-to-have\/\">Be the Workout Buddy You Would Like to Have<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"7 tips for weight loss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/7-tips-for-weight-loss-goal-success\/\">7 Tips for Weight Loss Goal Success<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our fave fitness gals,\u00a0Erin Kreitz Shirey, is full of tips for working smarter, not harder, and living well. She runs\u00a0Power Fitness PDX, a training center that specializes in small group classes, and she also writes about fitness. In &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/3-simple-steps-to-meeting-a-fitness-goal\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687,18],"tags":[8746,310,1316,2845,6806,387,53],"class_list":["post-95290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","category-fitness","tag-goal-setting","tag-goals","tag-how-to-reach-your-goal-weight","tag-new-year-resolutions","tag-new-years","tag-races","tag-support"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95290"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95295,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95290\/revisions\/95295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}