Ok, people. We’re now into month three of the new year. How’s your New Year’s Resolution holding up? Hmm ... really?
We all try to start off on the “good foot.” To establish the new year with fresh beginnings and lifestyle changes. Enter ... the RESOLUTION. And as admirable as it is to acknowledge and take the necessary steps for a better you, our earnestness tends to quickly shift from Super to Shaky at best--sometimes even before the first month of the New Year is over! So what do you do? How can you make this year the year you take your resolution and make it your life’s resolve? Here’s a few tips:
Don’t Just Say It ... DO IT!
So you bought the gym membership. But the gym doesn’t work if you don’t actually go inside. Moreover, even if you do make it in, you also have to actually WORK OUT. (Don’t laugh, you have no idea how many gym members I’ve seen treat the gym like a coffeehouse!) So the key is to make the decision and then be motivated enough to move on it. Your motivation should at a level to power a true undertaking.
C’mon, Be REASONABLE!
It’s great to set high goals, I advocate them. But there’s a fine line between pushing yourself and going completely out of your scope of current ability. Break your goal down into small, achievable steps and you be more apt to reach it. And go easy on yourself; if you fall behind schedule and miss the mark ... keep it moving. Make the necessary adjustments, get back on track, and stay encouraged.
Put Yourself ON BLAST!
You say to yourself you’re going to do something and then you just don’t get around to it. No big deal, right? What if you made a committing statement to another person and then didn’t follow through? There’s something to be said on the power of accountability. You’re more prone to “keep your promises” if you’ve let someone else in on the plan. So tell friends and family of your fitness intentions for 2010; they may prove to be a great help to you sticking with it by encouraging you when you stay on track and even getting you back on track when you start to fall short.
