Starting Off Your Healthy New Years Resolutions 2014!

Its here 2014 a new beginning, for some 2013 has been a difficult year whether it has

been a number of family bereavements, redundancies, relationship breakdowns or

poor health. 2014 means fresh new beginnings. As part of this people will set a

number of new years resolutions whether it might be to cut out smoking, no drinking

alcohol for the entire month or the most common one that is to lose weight. January is

a time where you see a surge in gym attendance, fitness classes or just a general

increase in physical activity. From my past experience for most people new years

resolutions are short lived some give up in less than a week others in 3 months but the

shocking fact is that 95% of us give up on our new years resolutions before Easter. So

what do you need to do to keep your resolutions on track?

1. Goals: - Without goals you have no focus or direction so go ahead set yourself

short, medium and long-term goals. I always tell my clients to set one fitness

and one nutritional goal. Your short-term goal should be something that you

can achieve in the next 4 weeks. Medium within 4-12 weeks and long term is

2. 12 weeks plus.

Did you know that 75% of weight loss could be achieved by simply changing your

nutritional habits?

3. Don’t run before you can walk: - The biggest reason why most cannot

sustain their motivation is because people start off too intensely. Christmas

and New Year is a disruption to most people’s routines that is why I advise is

to gradually build up; this is much easier to build into your lifestyle turning

into healthy habits.

4. Risk and Reward: - This is very important, rewarding yourself or

incentivising is importantly as this increases exercise adherence and

motivation. The reward needs to be something small for example a trip to the

movies or a new dress. The risk you set has to cause embarrassment or

something you fear, now that’s going to be personal. I had a client that dressed

in women’s clothes all day.

5. Stick to the 80/20 rule: - This basically means 80% of the time have a perfect

diet; the other 20% have what you like. There is no such thing as the perfect

diet but enabling the 80/20 rule you don’t feel guilty eating food if you don’t

lose the weight you wanted to.

6. Commitment: - What’s the point in setting goals if you are not going to be

committed? You’re wasting your time. So if you are going to doing something

say you will and don’t let procrastination get the best of you.

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Adam Strong is a Personal Trainer, Athlete, Author and Transformation Coach. His

company Xclusive Corporate Fitness specializes in working with executives and

organizations in achieving peak performance in the corporate world. He has created

12-step programme using mindset, sports performance and nutritional strategies as a

vehicle to achieve this.

Adam Strong +44 (0) 7738-276169