So you’re excited to get to work on your healthy living resolutions for the New Year, but you haven’t been able to keep your promise to yourself. Or perhaps you are worried your new years resolution is doomed to fail. Whichever issue you are facing, consider the following 5 Tips to Keeping Your Healthy New Year’s Resolutions and for expanding your exercise routine.
1. Give yourself a break!
You might think this is counterintuitive, but if you want to change your lifestyle you have to realize that you have to let go of negative emotions about your goals. Many people start a health living routine only to stop a few days into the routine because they push too hard from the beginning. Once they do, it’s all but impossible to get motivation to start up again. Give yourself a break and tell yourself it’s ok and remember that it takes 21 days for an average person to establish a habit.
2. Take baby steps.
Start out with small goals before moving on towards big goals. If you want to lose weight, give yourself a few small goals before aiming for the big one. For example, if you want to run 5 miles a day start by running 1 mile per day or run then walk until you reach the mile marker. Build on your progress until you reach your goal no matter what it might be.
3. Keep track of your progress.
Write down your goals, progress, and accomplishments. This will give you a better idea of what you are really doing throughout your day. Get an app calculator that tracks your caloric intake and output, as this will help tremendously.
Some example of Apps you can use with good reviews are:
- Carrot Fit
- RunKeeper
- Fitbit
- Nike Run
- Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker By my Fitness Pal
- The Johnson & Johnson Official 7 minute Workout
4. Share your resolution with a friend.
Getting your friends and love ones involve will help you with that extra support you might need to achieve your goals. Making yourself accountable is crucial to achieving your resolutions. This will help you take your goal seriously and also give you motivation to exercise more until you reach it.
5. Give yourself a reward.
Living a healthy lifestyle involves balance, so give yourself a cheat day every now and again along with a full rest day. This will give you a better chance of succeeding long-term.
Work towards a healthy lifestyle by keeping these 5 tips in mind for your New Year’s Resolutions. Don’t forget that consistency is more important than how hard you push, intensity will come eventually.
Make sure you enjoy this new journey you are taking to better your self.
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