Sleep It Off Be sure you are getting enough sleep. Getting right amount of sleep for your body will allow time for your muscles to recover from exercise. This will ensure that you can come to your next exercise session with enough energy and at full strength to take on a challenging workout.

If you are still frustrated, find inspiration in story of Chris Witty, winner of Gold Medal in 1000 meter speed skating in 1998 Winter Olympics. A month before she was to compete in Olympics, she was diagnosed with mononucleosis. Of course she had to cut back on training, and at time that she should have been preparing to peak for competition. Not only did she win Gold Medal, which nobody expected, she broke world record! Imagine what a little rest might do for your workouts!

If you find you still can’t break through that plateau, then make decision to ride it out. Sometimes a plateau is necessary to allow body to catch up with a new body weight or fitness level. Rest assured your body knows what is best and will break through plateau at right time!

Fitness coaching by phone is most valuable as a means of keeping people accountable. Too many people, for example, join a health club with expectations of attending regularly and getting fit. It’s not too difficult to keep this commitment at first, but inevitably it becomes easier to find excuses to not go, especially when no one is checking up on you. Accountability is essential!

Researchers at Stanford University have been studying phone-based exercise counseling for over 20 years. They have found astounding results - after six months of phone coaching, up to 90% of subjects were still exercising on their own. Those people who had a coach to guide them and to hold them accountable were more successful and exercised independently, working with their coach by phone.

One of most important goals of phone coaching is to teach participant how to become his or her own independent coach and motivator. By learning how to exercise on your own, you will be able to create a lifelong habit.

Fitness coaching by phone is a concept whose time has come. You can find fitness coaches all over United States. They have helped thousands of clients find motivation to get results they have always wanted!

If you are ready to take charge of your health and fitness and finally reach you goals, phone coaching may exactly what you are looking for. Your success may be just a phone call away!

Gillian Hood-Gabrielson, MS, ACSM is the president of Flexible Fitness, a nationwide coaching practice offering health and fitness solutions for your busy lifestyle including Fitness Coaching by Phone and Intuitive Eating. She can be reached at 866-618-8814 or by email at gillian@flexiblefitness.net. To receive our free report, “I Hate Exercise Too!” and our newsletter, please visit www.flexiblefitnessforyou.com.