Many people start the new year by making resolutions they hope to achieve. These can be centered around any aspect of your life. While you may be enthusiastic at the beginning about some goals, as time passes, it can become challenging to commit to accomplishing them. This is particularly the case with fitness resolutions.

Why are fitness resolutions difficult to sustain?

As they require more effort and physical strain, it can quickly become challenging to keep up and more often than not, you may slack and eventually give up. However, our personal trainers in Wilmslow recommend holding on and staying committed to becoming fit, not just to enhance your appearance but also to improve your health and overall wellbeing. To ensure that you can stick to resolutions, you need to make sure that they fit the criteria below.

They should be measurable and easy to track.

They have to be clear, realistic, and achievable.

They should have a clear timeframe.

It should be possible to break down into smaller parts.

The most successful resolutions are always more focused on your health. This is why when you undergo personal training in Wilmslow, our trainers focus not only on how many pounds you aim to lose but also on goals that will benefit you and improve your life.

What are the best fitness resolutions?

Work-out related goals

Goals that target working out tend to be effective if they are specific and not generalized. For example, instead of ‘follow a workout’ maybe consider having goals such as ‘run 2kms every once in 2 days. The former is too broad and will not drive you to commit regularly. The latter is more specific – you know exactly what you need to do and will feel more driven to accomplish it. There are several workouts you can do. Running is probably the easiest exercise to take up as it requires little to no gear other than running clothes and shoes. All you need to do is make time to run. For something more challenging, you can try cross fit or HIIT with the help of a personal trainer. You can also make goals centered around the number of repetitions. For example, doing 50 push-ups within 10 minutes. These are easy to measure, and as you reach new milestones and get closer to your goal, you will feel more accomplished and motivated.

Food-related goals

Most goals that revolve around healthy eating only state that you need to eat healthily. This is neither specific nor measurable, so most people tend to not follow the resolution properly. For example, you may have a salad for one meal while eating higher calorie foods for the others, but this is not necessarily good for your health. By making a resolution that is specific, for example – ‘stop drinking sugary beverages’, you will find it easier to follow them and also be more certain that you are actually eating healthy.

While you can make your fitness resolutions, we recommend consulting our personal trainers to ensure that they are beneficial for you and are achievable. They will help you set goals and make sure you are on the path to achieving them. To consult our trainer, contact our private gym at Wilmslow.