Now that the Christmas presents have been unwrapped and the Christmas calories have been eaten, it’s that time of year when everyone starts to get serious about the changes they’ll make in the brand new year.
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Think outside the box when making fitness and health resolutions this year and challenge yourself to stick with it!
Mix it up! Make a plan to try new fruits and vegetables this year. Fruits and vegetables that are bright in color are also high in vitamins and antioxidants. Trying new fruits and vegetables will also keep you from getting bored with your healthy eating plan.
Learn to cook. While you’re trying new fruits and vegetables, learn to cook new and exciting dishes. A quick internet search will give you a recipe for any ingredient you have on hand.
Increase your gym time. Whether you add an extra day to your fitness regimen or an extra five minutes each trip to FitClub, the extra time you spend sweating will add up over the course of the next twelve months. Challenge yourself to push through an extra five minutes each time you hit the treadmill or the elliptical to speed up your progress.
Increase your strength. While you’re adding an extra five minutes to your next trip to FitClub, try to add an extra couple of pounds to your strength training regimen. If you’ve been consistently lifting the 10 pound dumbbells, this is the year you increase your strength and challenge yourself to lift more weight or more reps.
Measure progress in a healthy way. The scale can be a discouraging way to track your fitness. Instead, try keeping a log of how far and how long you went on a cardio machine, or how much weight you lifted and the number of reps. You can look forward to continued, sustainable progress each time you make it to FitClub and keeping your own stats will be a great way to motivate yourself to do better each trip!
Try something new all year long. Don’t let early New Year’s ambition lose its appeal by February. If your workout starts to feel stale, you’ll know it’s time to try a new class. FitClub's group exercise classes make it easy to fit a new experience into your schedule and the new challenges will help you stick to your resolutions.
Learn something new. Is there a new skill or practice you’ve been wanting to develop? Swim? Run a longer distance? Meditate? Yoga? Thinking of fitness as a lifelong learning opportunity will power you through the winter months when you’d rather stay home. Take advantage of the classes FitClub offers to learn more about your body, your mind, and yourself.
Have fun. If you think you can’t have fun and get in shape at the same time, it’s time for you to try a FitClub group exercise class. Invite your coworkers to try Zumba instead of happy hour and let yourselves enjoy the process of getting fit while you have fun.
