How's Your Fitness Resolution Coming Along?

The problem with New Years Resolutions is that they are wants... "I want to lose weight", or "I want to get healthier", or "I want to feel better".

These are all great, however "wants" don't seem to last very long. In fact many New Years Resolutions fall by the way side after only 10 days, and most are completely gone by January 15th. So let me ask you, how is your New Years Resolution coming along?

In order for a resolution to stick and stay there must be a reason behind it. Instead of "I want to lose weight", try this "My kids need me to lose twenty pounds and be a healthier person so I can be a better mom for them". That has a specific goal and a major reason why to have that goal.

So about this time of year people are dropping off like flies and completely giving up on losing weight, getting fit and becoming healthy again, mostly because there is no reason why. And trust me they are all feeling very guilty for it. Find your reason, and you will always succeed.

Also, find some kind of accountability. Keeping a food journal, track your workouts with a type of computer software and put it on facebook so people know you are doing it. Join a group fitness class, hire a fitness and nutrition coach. These are all types of accountability.

Without some type of accountability, and a good reason why to succeed, failure is immanent.
Stick to your guns. When you think you can't, tell yourself you can and walk away from where you are. Stay away from people that are negative and will only discourage you. You don't need them in your life. Spend most of your time around people you want to be like or have what you want. Learn from them. Be encouraged about where you are going and what you are about to obtain. Don't dwell on the past. Only look ahead at what can be.

You can do it! I have faith in you!


Chad Cannon is the owner of Shaping Concepts Fitness Training Center in Bluffton, SC. Try a 21 Day Trail to see what Shaping Concepts is all about.

Not The Same Old Resolution...

Every Year millions of people across the globe set themselves up for absolute failure. Even though most intentions are strong minded, the vast majority come up very short on setting reachable resolutions for the next 365 days.

Unfortunately, most settle for "Getting healthy and losing weight" or Losing weight and exercising more".

I hate to tell all those that have set one of these two as their resolutions, you are doomed to fail!!!

Becoming healthy is not a resolution. Losing weight is not a resolution. Exercising more is not a resolution.

Resolutions are much more specific - if you want to achieve any of the above. Better examples of more specificity would be...

1. I'm going to exercise 30 minutes, 4 times per week, every week with a mix of cardiovascular and resistance exercises, so I can lose weight and become healthier.

2. I'm going to eat 5 times per day while combining a protein and complex carbohydrate every time I eat, so I can lose weight and become healthier.

3. I'm going to replace all white breads and white pastas with whole wheat breads and pastas so I can become healthier.

By setting a more specific resolution for your health related goals, you will be 100% more apt to achieve them. Don't cut yourself short by making a bad choice to start off the new year.