It's halfway through January, and if you're still going to the gym on regular basis, congratulations! You are a step closer to achieving the most trending New Year's resolution in history -- to get fit. You just have to stick to it for another 11 1/2 months weeks. Thankfully, you don't have to suffer because there are plenty of options for you to make 2016 your fittest yet.
The basics of success are setting an attainable goal and making your journey to reach it as fun as you possibly can, says Theresa Racicot, certified personal trainer and yoga instructor, and founder of AeriaLibrium. "People have to find something they love doing, something that makes them excited because that means they'll stick to it," she adds. Experiment and find out what that is. It could be boxing, swimming, weightlifting, working with a personal coach or a friend.
It's hard to stay as motivated as on January 1 to work out six times a week, eat only healthy foods, and run a marathon when on January 2 you actually have to wake up at 5 a.m. to jog when it's 30 degrees outside. No one will blame you. A quarter of the people who decided to get fit in the New Year gave up within the first week, according to a study.
"A resolution is a new habit," Racicot, says. "I tell a lot of new people in my classes, 'Let's do one a week. We'll work on it together.'" No one sticks to a purpose without making a few exceptions along the way. "If it's not fun anymore, you won't do it," she adds. Be honest with yourself and what you can actually achieve in a certain period of time.
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