The Secret to Successful Fitness Resolutions

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New Year’s resolutions are easy to make but can be hard to keep, especially when the goal is to substitute new habits for old.

Another year is here and you are standing up on December 30th making a promise to get fit and healthy again.  Do you remember making that same promise last year and maybe even the year before?  If so, have you done anything about it?  Are you ready to do something about it this year?

Well, I can tell you as a personal trainer I know that we all have the right intention to lose weight and get healthy but struggle to make time for ourselves as well as the other 100 things that need to get done.

Here are some tips that will help turn things around for you as another new year begins:

1. Small Goals:  Make a 10-day promise to yourself. This could mean eating less, going to the gym, taking your supplements and scheduling the time to do it everyday.
2. Be Realistic:  Healthy weight loss per week is about 1-2 pounds. Don’t get discouraged when weight is not moving as fast as you wanted it to. Remember that muscle weighs more than fat; scales may be deceiving.
3.  Professional Guidance:  I suggest that you start with a personal trainer to guide you in the right direction to reach your goal.  A recent study found that people who are new to exercise do better when they have some professional help.
4. Keep Journal:  I find that most of my successful clients maintain a journal of their daily food & exercise habits.  This helps you understand your positive habits and potential problem areas that you can focus on.

Don’t give up. The key is perseverance.  If you fall off the wagon, don’t quit your program. You still have the rest of the year to continue.  As you know most people don’t follow through with their New Year Resolutions however by following these simple tips you can be the exception.

Nadia Ellis
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