Surviving
Your New Year’s Fitness Resolutions
Personal trainers and gym
owners across the country have BIG smiles on their faces right now. Why?
Because they know they’re
about to get flooded with average folk making New Year’s Resolutions to
drop that extra 20 pounds and finally get fit.
And they ALSO know that the vast majority of these new signups will show
up for about a month and then disappear forever. Or at least until next
year. Now don’t get me wrong. I
love goal-setting (when it works) and I like the idea of making plans to
get in shape for the new year if it gives you a boost of energy and
motivation.
So how can we set
fitness goals for the year and actually stick to them? And ACCOMPLISH
them?
Here’s 5
things successful goal-setters do that quitters don’t do:
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1. Keep your goals
PRIVATE The last thing you want is
for the wrong person to find out that you want to improve your diet or
take a few inches off your waistline. Because he or she will try to bring
you down with negativity and get in the way of you developing new and good
habits. Don’t even give them the chance.
2. Figure out WHY
you want to accomplish your goal
If you want to drop 20 extra pounds…think about why. And don’t think this
is obvious stuff either. What you need to know is what personally
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Is it because you
want to look better? Have more energy? Attract a new mate? Re-attract and
old one? Figure it out.
3. Use this reason
to keep you going when things get rough
Whenever you feel like giving up
or taking it easy after a couple months have gone by and your goals lose
their luster, remember your reason for making the resolution in the first
place. Focus on that and your fire will reignite
4. Get around
likeminded people. This
means avoiding your friends who overeat if you want to clean up your diet.
And getting around active people if you want to exercise more. Like it or
not, it’s a lot harder to accomplish something alone.
5. If you
stumble a bit, shrug it off.
Don’t worry if you fall back into your old habits for a week. If you miss
a couple workout sessions, don’t waste time feeling bad. Just get started
again and treat it as a learning experience. If you eat bad for a week or
two, pouting won’t do any good. Just laugh it off and get started again.
Arm yourself with these five strategies and you’ll get halfway through
2009, look back, and realize you’ve transformed your body for the better.
Contributing Author: Nate Rifkin
is a health and fitness author and on his website
http://www.FreeFitnessBook.com he's giving away a free book on the
most result-producing 5-minute workout there is.
rifkinnate@yahoo.com
Freelance Health / Nutrition Writers, Web Content Writing Services, India
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