Make Your Own Fitness Training Chart
Anybody that is taking part in physical training knows the importance of keeping track of progress with a fitness training chart. Whether you are training at home or at a gym, you want to know the areas where you're improving and where you need more work. It's extremely motivating if you are able to try to break your own records! Plus, you can make your own fitness training charts.
Supplies You Will Need For A Fitness Training Chart
If you're going to make your own fitness training chart, you will need a couple of supplies. You will need a poster board or foam, pens, rulers, straight edges and double-sides tape to stick the chart to the wall. It's best to do this on a big surface like poster board opposed to a small sheet of paper because you won't forget about it. It is vital that you mark your chart if you're going to make any improvement.
Making The Fitness Training Chart
First, you need to know what you want to keep track of. For most people, it is weight loss. However, you can keep track of cardio exercise and strength training alike. You can chart sizes like waist measurements, bicep measurements or improvements in performance at exercises. It's all up to you.
If you want to keep it simple, buy a board that has a grid already printed on it. If you draw your own, make sure that the boxes are big enough for dates, numbers and other notes. Begin at the top left where the first intersection of the vertical and horizontal lines. Draw a dot at this point and write the start date above it, then to the left write the number that indicates what you're trying to lose. If you have a number that you want to increase, start at the bottom left instead.
From there on, each horizontal box will represent one week. Thus, write a date in each of those boxes and figure out how many weeks you are giving yourself to reach your goal. Then, decide on a reasonable ending goal and from there you will be able to make weekly goals. At the bottom right square, where the last horizontal and vertical lines intersect, make a dot and then below it, write your goal weight or measurement.
The horizontal lines between the top and the bottom are going to represent your weekly goals. For instance, if you're trying to lose weight, write the weight loss number that each line represents. Then, draw a line between the top dot and the bottom dot to show your progress goal. With this line, you can see if your weekly progress falls above or below this line. That way, if your progress is falling above the line then you know you need to make changes, if it is falling on or below continue what you're doing.
It's always a good idea to also keep track of what you eat and your exercise sessions because if you're falling above your goal line, you need to know what to alter. If you want to continue once you reach the end of your fitness training chart, start a new one.
