We Asked a Trainer and a Life Coach Why 96% of Gym-Goers Fail. Here Are 8 Mental Rules of the 4% Who Succeed
We all know that the gym is good for us. But actually sticking to a decent gym program can be tricky. According to data from Fitcraft , up to 63 percent of new gym members quit within their first three months. Meanwhile, fewer than four percent of gym-goers were still working out a year later. Shocking statistics, especially considering—as a paper in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports pointed out—“The vast majority of Americans do not engage in adequate regular physical activity despite its well-known health benefits.” Look, we get it. You’re busy. Priorities change. We get tired. We get injured. And, crucially, we get bored with having to repeat the same workouts X times per week. Overcoming all of this requires a mental shift. Because while all of the above is true, the gym-goers who really get the long-term results they want are thinking about things in an entirely different way. To help you learn from their suc...
