The beginning of a new year provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the last year and look ahead to what we want to accomplish in the next year. Whether your goal is to lose weight, eat a healthier diet, or accomplish a great athletic endeavor, there’s only one New Year’s Resolution that you need to get you to your healthiest life. Balance.
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Instead of vowing to eliminate all sugar or workout every single day, striving for a balanced, healthy lifestyle can help you achieve your goals while maintaining your sanity. Balance also wards off the excuses you might face when the excitement of your new goal begins to fade in mid-February.
Ready to get started? FitClub has everything you need to begin applying balance to all aspects of your life.
Taking a holistic approach to your health. If you approach your healthy goals by focusing only on one component, you run the risk of falling short and burning yourself out before February 1st. For example, if your goal is to lose weight but you focus only on exercise and neglect a healthy diet or a consistent quality sleep regimen, you may find yourself suffering from frustration when you don’t immediately see results. The truth is that no matter what your health goal is for 2020, a balanced, holistic approach is the only way to achieve long-lasting success. Balancing your efforts to incorporate exercise and a healthy diet and regular sleep will help you achieve your goals and maintain your weight loss all year long.
Prioritize your mental health, too. Focusing entirely on your physical health leaves you at risk for burnout, anxiety and depression along the way. Challenging yourself to improve your mental and physical health starts at FitClub. Really focusing on how exercise makes you feel, taking a meditation class, and trying new group exercise classes is a great way to keep your brain healthy and happy while your physical health also improves. Fortunately, FitClub has a wide variety of classes, personal trainers, and healthy options to help you expand your mental prowess while you improve your physical fitness.
Leave room for rest. A balanced life is one that leaves plenty of room for reflection, rest, and redirection. Your body and mind need rest days and your goals need room for flexibility to prevent burnout. Working to tame your inner perfectionist isn’t an easy task, but allowing for moderation in all healthy goals will increase your chances of success. Instead of holding yourself to unattainable standards this year, leave room for the occasional treat, rest day, and forgiveness. Focusing on results and overall effort is far more effective than a punishing regimen you can’t possibly maintain.
As the year comes to an end, let’s all take a moment to reflect on what we accomplished this year and what we may accomplish in the decade ahead to live our happiest, healthiest, fullest lives.
