So far throughout this course we have mentioned but not fully discussed goals. We’ve spoken about the theoretical, objective nutritional factors that must be considered when seeking a body composition or performance goal, such as calorie balance, macronutrient intake, micronutrient intake and hydration status, and we have spoken about some of the behavioural factors that can influence your ability to apply those theories to the real world.
This conversation begs the questions, however – what is a goal? How, and in fact why do we set them?
This final module seeks to answer these questions. It is our hope that, upon reading the following, you will be empowered to apply all of the principles that you have studied to your own life, or that of those around you in a manner that not only achieves a given end, but that motivates you to continue towards that end despite the path not always being that of least resistance.