![]() ![]() ![]() No matter what, remember to cut yourself some slack. If you want something new to do with bae, try turning up the heat with a group fitness class! Did you know that exercising with your significant other can actually serve to increase your bond together? If your partner enjoys it, that will only serve to motivate the both of you to continue! The buddy system isn’t only reserved for friends, either. You can encourage and support each other through the workout. If it helps you stick to your fitness resolution, try bringing a friend along with you! Having a “partner in crime” tag along with you will help you feel comfortable when testing the waters in a new, possibly foreign environment. Or, perhaps you’re too intimidated to try a group class alone for the first time. Maybe you get too distracted, bored, or frustrated when you try to workout on your own. You’re working on something new every day, which really staves off the boredom. By the time you get used to punching the bag, it’s time to switch to weightlifting, or sprints on the treadmill. High-intensity group fitness classes are a great option because they’re uptempo and exercises are constantly changing within the workout. If you want to keep the workouts going strong, then switch up your routine! If lifting weights bores you and you hate the treadmill, do something different. Even a disciplined weightlifter eventually gets bored. You run like a hamster in a wheel for a little while and then you go pick heavy things up and put them back down. ![]() ![]() One of the major reasons that people start to slack off on their fitness resolution is boredom. Ensuring you have that time reserved and free of disruptions will help give it significance, not only in your daily schedule but also in your brain. Write it on your calendar or set a reminder on your phone. Block out time in your schedule for a workout. You’re making a commitment to bettering your health and extending your life, so honor it. It’s your daily or weekly appointment with yourself where you focus on self-improvement. Exercise is one of an essential form of self-care, and therefore should be treated as such. These are all instances of making time for self-care. You schedule a massage, an appointment for a hairdresser or barber, and even a visit with the doctor. But, in order to fulfill your fitness resolution, you need to give exercise the same high priority you give to the other things in your life that you value. Our daily schedules tend to naturally inflate to fit the space we give them. Once you manage to do that consistently, you can broaden your horizons because you’ll already be on the path to success. For instance, if your ultimate goal is to get fit, then start small by resolving to hit a few group fitness classes per week. Instead, give yourself something more manageable to work with. If you’ve never stepped one sneakered foot on a treadmill before, it may be unrealistic to expect to look like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson by the time summer rolls around. Make a realistic goal, and set realistic expectations. Want to know one of the biggest keys to reaching your fitness resolution? It all starts with being real and honest with yourself. So what’s the secret? What’s the difference between the person who reaches their fitness resolution and the one who crashes and burns? There’s actually a couple of tricks that will help keep you motivated and focused along the way. Overall, only about 9% of resolutioners report success with accomplishing their goals. Come February, only a third of those who made a resolution still stick with it. Don’t feel guilty – it happens to everyone. Then, somewhere along the way, something happens, and your fitness resolution begins to fall by the wayside. You’re motivated, dedicated, and consistent. Every year on December 31st you make the same resolution to finally get fit. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |