Tips on Keeping Your New Years Resolution

[gymBum]

Hey All,
I browsed around for some tips on how to keep your fitness new years resolutions (and I'm sure some of them apply to all resolutions)...

Originally Posted by HealthCentral.com

Track your progress. Motivate yourself by celebrating your successes and by getting positive feedback from supportive family and friends. A good approach is to evaluate yourself every week or two weeks. However, don't over-monitor yourself by doing a self-assessment every day. That's just likely to end in frustration. Don't compare yourself to others. Accomplish your goal in a way that's best suited to you.

Originally Posted by HealthCentral.com

Be committed. You must think through what you want to change and commit yourself to the long-term process it usually takes to achieve change. You then need to come up with a realistic plan to help you reach your goals, Davidson said in a statement. For example, if you want to shed some pounds, create a weight-loss schedule and an achievable diet and exercise plan. If your family and friends are supportive, tell them about your goals. They can provide encouragement and reinforce your commitment to change. If necessary, seek professional help to assist you.

http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-ex...-26876-31.html

Along these same lines, joining a forum (like this one) provides great community support and help with doing things properly to get the most out of your effort.

Originally Posted by nbc5.com

Write down your goals and be specific. Example: I am going to lose 15 pounds by June 1, 2007. I will go to the gym on Tuesday and Thursday to do strength training and Monday and Wednesday to do at least 30 minutes of cardio.

http://www.nbc5.com/today/10653250/detail.html

This will help you to keep in mind longer term goals that are hard to concentrate on sometimes.

Originally Posted by about.com

Choose an attainable goal. Resolving to look like a male-model is not realistic for most of us, but promising to include daily physical activity in our lives is very possible.

Originally Posted by about.com

Give it time: most experts agree that it takes about 21 days to create a habit and six months for it to actually become a part of your daily life.

http://menshealth.about.com/od/fitne...ss_resolut.htm

Those are just some of the tips on keeping your new years resolution that I liked. Feel free to contribute other tips and tricks you might use to stick with your resolution!

Peace
John

[w0cyru01]

Knowing that I'll be embarrassed if I don't lift alot more come competition time.
Humiliation always worked for me.