The Silent Accountability Partner

The debate is clear that having a training partner makes us more likely to show up for our exercise sessions and thus more likely to achieve our health and fitness goals. No one wants to leave a workout buddy alone in the lobby of a gym or on the track waiting for us to show up. This level of accountability associates our training sessions with a mound of disappointment and the feeling of wasted time, waiting for someone that was supposed to help us become more fit ...and if your workouts are like mine, then you are in full understanding of the phrase that "misery loves company." Doing leg day is always better with someone to limp out the gym with you. However, finding someone as dedicated about your progress as much as you are is difficult. I have always found that keeping a training journal has been beneficial to my fitness progress versus not maintaining any record of my activity. This journal becomes the de-facto accountability partner, even when you are training alone. A journal will help you keep track of your progress and stay focused on your fitness goals. Nothing's worse than having an untouched "progress record book" because...well, you get the point...there's no progress. Sometimes just seeing the training book reminds us that we haven't been making any forward movement on the promise we make to ourselves to improve our life. So, whether your gym buddy can make it to the gym or not, your training manual will be there to make sure you stay on track.