You may have thought the Christmas season was the most wonderful time of the year, but in actuality January is the true joy. Produce sections all over town are void of the usual abundant selection. Infomercials are littered with the latest and greatest fitness product ever produced in the history of everness, sure to get you rock hard abs and a firm tight butt in less than 30 days. And the gyms are crowded with people that are...well...”really” gonna do it this year!! Meanwhile people who eat healthy and work out on a regular basis ALL THE TIME are pissed off because the greens are sold out and someone is on “their” treadmill. LOVE IT!!!
Yes, it’s New Year’s Resolution time, and near the top of almost everyone’s list is move more and eat healthier. Apparently we, as a country, are not doing a very good job of sticking to these. We remain a big ol’ nation of big ol’ people, even though we are highly educated and the documentation on the benefits of exercise is a mile long. I believe the problem is not the resolution itself, but rather unreal expectations of what changes can be made in a very short amount of time. Stats say that 80% of people who start exercising stop within 6 weeks, yet for most of those people it took YEARS to get in the shape they are now. Anytime you make goals, in fitness or life in general, they should be SMART goals.
S-Specific
M-Measurable
A-Attainable
R-Relevant
T-Time sensitive
If you plug your goals into this formula, you will definitely be setting yourself up for success. It’s not a guarantee, but if you are honest with yourself on each aspect, you will have reasonable guidelines for realistic goals. Don’t make a healthier way of life a new year’s resolution, make it a permanent change for a better you.
And finally, the quote of the week, although I’m not really sure what week this happened...
"Oh my God, my organs hurt!!"
NO EXCUSES, JUST RESULTS!!
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