Behavior modifications
A person’s environment influences their behaviors. A person's environment includes peers, friends, families, homes, schools, workplace, radio, television, and movies. When a person is aware of their environment and their surroundings it will help them achieve and maintain better wellness. When it comes to fitness and wellness it is best to surround yourself by people who have the same lifestyle as you. For people who do not live a lifestyle of fitness and wellness they need to recognize their barriers to change. There nine most common reasons why people do not change their lifestyle are; lack of core values, procrastination, preconditioned cultural beliefs, gratification, risk complacency, complexity, indifference and helplessness, rationalization, and you illusions of invincibility. The way to break through these barriers is to dig deep in oneself and find motivation and the drive to put words and thoughts into actions. The word motivation is described as the desire and will to do something. Nothing can be accomplished unless you have the willpower, motivation, and self-confidence to succeed in whatever your goals maybe.
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When changing your behavior it all starts with recognizing you have a problem. There are five general categories of behaviors that are addressed in the process of willing to change. 1. Stopping a negative behavior 2. Preventing relapse to a negative behavior 3. Develop a positive behavior 4. Strengthening a positive behavior 5. Maintaining a positive behavior.
Lots of people have an external locus of control which delays actions to completing their goals. External locus of control people believe that what happens to them is a result of chance, and is unrelated to their behavior. Locus of control is a concept examining the extent to which a person believes he or she can influence the external environment. Internal locus of control people generally are healthier and have an easier time initiating an adhering to a wellness and fitness program
There is a trans-theoretical model developed by James Prochaska, John Norcross, and Carlo DiClemente, that is based on the theory that change is a gradual process involving six stages. The six stages are; precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination/adoption. Setting goals and evaluating them is ultimately going to decide whether you break through your barriers of change to live a different lifestyle. Make sure your goals are specific, measurable, acceptable, realistic, and time specific. This can also be referred to as "SMART"goals.