Dec 09
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Will Your 2010 Be Different?
Here we are again…a few days after the holidays and quickly approaching the new year. Many of us have New Year’s Resolutions running through your mind and are trying to come up with ways to improve your health and your body for the upcoming year.
Most of you will get excited and go join a gym. These big box gyms (I don’t need to name names) will rake in thousands of you. Your first 1-2 weeks will be pretty incredible and you’ll feel like nothing can stop you….until…..BANG. Something comes up once, and then twice, and before you know it you have not been to the gym in 3 weeks and decide to go into winter hibernation on the couch watching The Biggest Loser and feeling you’ve done your workout by watching them on t.v.
95%+ of you will completely fail this year at completing your resolution. The main reason you will fail is because you set yourself up for disaster. Without a solid plan, you will fail. The second reason many of you will fail is lack of accountability. Without strong support or achievable goals, you will fail.
So, how do you become the 1 out of 20 people who follow through and kick ass this year? Let’s take a quick look…
Making a Plan. Many people flood the gym every January ‘thinking’ they know what to do. You know, the usual…bicep curls, walk/jog on the treadmill, ab machine, random leg machine, random chest press machine, etc. Repeat on day 2. Repeat on day 3. There are multiple reasons why this plan is terrible. Unfortunately, most people don’t even have a plan and the above is better than about 75% of us.
Excuse me while I run off subject on a quick tangent. Now, I ‘think’ I know how to do my taxes, but I am not an accountant. Chances are I would waste a ton of my time and lose out on tons of money if I actually did do my own taxes. That is why I take advice or hire an accountant. Why should fitness and health be so much different? Read advice from professionals (I am not talking about Shape magazine) or hire a trainer (one that knows their stuff) or join a class you enjoy.
Be Accountable. Why do you want to workout? Do you have goals? Who is pushing you or working out with you? How will you feel if you fail?
These are questions you must ask yourself and be honest. If you don’t have a good answer for them, find one.
You must have short term and long term goals and they must be specific. A goal to ‘Look Good’ doesn’t count. What does that mean? If I said I wanted to make more money next year and I made $1 more, would I be happy? No. Be specific and realistic. There is nothing worse than setting outrageous goals and failing.
You must have someone to be accountable to. Is it your trainer? Is it your spouse? Maybe it’s your friend or someone to just talk to. You are much more likely to stick with it if you have to answer to someone.
These are some very quick thoughts when setting up this years resolutions. Take this step by step and you are sure to have an amazing 2010.
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