| Discover how you easily guarantee you reach your | | | | party. Tuesday you have a family gathering. |
| fitness resolution. Find out the simple strategies to | | | | Wednesday, oh the week is almost over already so |
| put your fitness resolution on autopilot. | | | | let's just wait until next week. Just get started - |
| A few days ago 1 out of 2 people set out to do | | | | NOW. |
| something great - something challenging - and | | | | Lack Of Discipline |
| something that will possibly change our life forever - | | | | Here's a tip - don't do it on your own. Have a positive |
| all through a New Year's Resolution. A month the top | | | | support system. In a study of beginning exercisers |
| resolutions: eating healthier, starting a fitness plan, and | | | | when people were held accountable they were 20 |
| weight loss. | | | | times more likely to stick with their fitness plan 6 |
| Fitness themed resolutions are by far the most | | | | months down the road. |
| widely pursued new-year goals making making up | | | | A fitness coach or a friend can be a great help |
| over half of the proposed new year's resolutions. | | | | encouraging you along your goals and giving you the |
| All too often these half-hazzard resolutions are | | | | discipline that you need. Just be sure your support |
| nothing more than proposed fitness dreams - hopes | | | | members are not struggling with the same issues and |
| of accomplishments - never to see the light of | | | | are not willing to commit themselves to such a plan. |
| fulfillment. | | | | No Game Plan |
| In a recent study - after just 7 days into the new | | | | Have a specific action plan. Break it down and make |
| year - 1/4 of the crowd has already dropped out. | | | | it less intimidating - specific action steps. Start your |
| After 1 month that jumps to nearly half - still more | | | | new fitness plan slowly - remain consistent and build |
| dropping as the year progresses. In the end only an | | | | up on it. Make gradual and permanent changes that |
| estimated 2 out of 10 resolution seekers will stick | | | | you can maintain forever. |
| with it to the end. Why is it that fitness resolutions | | | | Are you familiar with the Chinese language? Did you |
| seem to drop like fly onto flypaper? There are | | | | know there are over 2,000 Chinese characters used |
| several common mistakes to avoid - that will not only | | | | in writing? What if I was to say you have to learn to |
| help you to keep on track - but nearly guarantee you | | | | write and speak Chinese and I want it done by next |
| stick with your fitness resolution until the end!! | | | | week. That's the same as losing 100 pounds by next |
| A Department of Labor survey asked adults to | | | | week. |
| identify the single biggest issue that prevents them | | | | Take that same scenario and learn one chinese |
| from achieving their new year's resolutions and goals. | | | | character a day for 6 days, then review them all on |
| The top 3 reasons stated were procrastination, lack | | | | the 7th. Repeat this pattern each week until you |
| of discipline, and not having a game plan - not | | | | learn language. While it would certainly take longer |
| knowing what to do. | | | | you would surely get it done. |
| Procrastinating | | | | In the end only 20% of fitness resolution seekers |
| Why do today what I can put off until tomorrow | | | | follow through with their goals. While we can't wave |
| type of attitude, wait shouldn't that be the other | | | | a magic wand and make a resolution come true, |
| way around. New dieters often fail because they | | | | there are easy steps to take that will indeed make it |
| never get started. Continuing with the infamous, "I'll | | | | easier and give us a much higher chance to fulfill our |
| start tomorrow". Keep going with that philosophy and | | | | promises to ourselves. |
| you'll find that infamous tomorrow never comes. | | | | Get started as soon as possible, have a positive |
| After all, tomorrow, is never today. | | | | support system, and have a specific plan of attack. |
| Make a promise to yourself and stick to it. Don't say | | | | These 3 simple strategies will see to it that you will |
| the Smith's are having a party tomorrow so let's wait | | | | be one who is guaranteed to reach your fitness |
| until tomorrow. Then it's Saturday so might as well | | | | resolution. |
| start on Monday. Then Monday comes it's an office | | | | |