Getting Ready to COMPLETE Your New Year’s Resolution

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“A dream written down with a date becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan backed by action makes your dreams come true.” 
– Unknown


Start by asking yourself, “Why?”

A fitness resolution is rarely about fitness.  Ask yourself why this fitness resolution is important to you on a deeper level.  What drives you?  What gets you out of bed in the morning and keeps you up at night?  What’s motivating YOU to make a change?

An efficient way to set your New Year’s goals is by setting SMART goals.

SMART stands for:
Specific (what exactly is being accomplished),
Measurable (how will you know when the goal is complete),
Achievable (do you have everything you need to complete the goal),
Relevant (why is the goal significant to your life), and
Timely (when will you achieve the goal).


5 Tips to Help You COMPLETE Your New Year’s Resolution

1.   Write your goals down instead of just saying them out loud. It allows you to free up mental clutter so you can visualize the things you need to achieve.

2.   Form good habits. A big part of fulfilling your goals is directing focus on setting and developing a routine, setting reminders of your “why”, and not focusing solely on the reward. You also must realize that setbacks will be part of the process, some days you cannot get it done and that is fine, just focus on doing better the next day.

3.   Organize your goals into categories such as career, health/fitness, personal. It is important to have your goals categorized so you can prioritize which one is more important, or which one is important during a certain period in your life or period of the day.

4.   Don’t set too many goals.  By scattering your focus across too many goals you can’t channel your full effort into them. So, one of the tips on how to set smart fitness goals for the New Year is to focus only on one or two fitness goals. This way, you can put 100% into them and be able to maintain them for longer.

5.   Make yourself accountable. Accountability is huge when it comes to sticking to your fitness resolution. Find a way to hold yourself accountable, whether that means getting a friend to call, text, or email you once a week, having a co-worker regularly check-in, or keeping a journal detailing your progress.


Need help setting goals for the New Year? See a staff member at your JOHO facility to schedule a Goal Setting Appointment!

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