Some of you have decided that sometime in 2020 you will start taking control of your health and fitness by eating right and incorporating exercises into your regimen.
While you should know that now is the best time to begin focusing on fitness, the fact that you made the decision is worth a bit of respect and praise.
So, if your 2020 resolution is to get fit, then make sure you follow these five tips so you will know what you should do to give yourself the best chances of succeeding.
1) Make the decision to do it — It’s one thing to make a resolution, like everyone else, that you hope to do this year. It’s another to decide that it will happen. If you don’t take your resolution that seriously, it won’t happen and eventually you’ll be like many of the others who give up before the end of January or February. Decide that it will happen and you’re going to do this.
2) Write it down — You need to have something to remind yourself that you’re committed to the new goal or goals. Writing it/them down somewhere so you can see them will make a great reminder. Writing things down can also make them appear more official, like a contract with yourself. You can also post them on your social media platforms so your friends and followers can help to keep you on track and hold you accountable.
3) Set goals — You need to do more than say you’re going to get in shape. What will that look like? How much weight do you want to lose or gain? How big do you want your arms/glutes /thighs to be? You need to set goals that you believe you can accomplish. But don’t be afraid to set that mark high. It should make you a little nervous when you say what the goal is, but you should understand that you can make it happen if you do what you need to do.
4) Make each workout count — There will be times during your workouts that you might want to hold back or give up on your set with a rep or two in the tank. You also may be running at 5.0 (speed) on the treadmill when you know you can go 5.5. If you want to reach those big goals, then you have to give this everything you got. When you leave that gym or weight room, you should know that you gave all you had that day to get closer to reaching your goals. With this mentality, you eventually will.
5) Appreciate the small steps — If your goal is to lose 20 pounds, don’t think about the fact that you’re not there yet. If you step on the scale and notice a three-pound weight loss, that is progress and you should be proud of that because it means what you’re doing is working. If you don’t understand this and only think about how you’re not at 20 pounds yet, you will get frustrated and may want to quit.
Follow these steps to give yourself the best chance of succeeding this year.
