New Year's Resolutions and Working Out
New Year is probably the busiest time for most gyms as people start to fulfill promises they made to themselves on New Year's Eve. Creating a list of things you want to change about your lifestyle starts with a plan.
It could be just one thing you need to change and the fewer the better because it gives you a better chance to focus. If your New Year's resolution is to stop smoking, lose weight, start working out, get a new girl-friend etc, the list is just too long, you need to shorten it so that you can concentrate.
Working out is a commitment because anything short of that is going to get you making excuses why you can't do gym today. The experts on this subject suggest making realistic plans and telling everyone about it. They suggest that you make a plan on exactly how you are going to go about sticking to your new resolution.
They tell us to make a list of "Pros" and "Cons" and ask friends to contribute to the list to make it easier to stick to when times are tough. The experts tell us to reward ourselves when we reach a certain goal, which could be anything from completing the first workout to the completing the first year of training without stopping.
Tracking your progress is a great sense of motivation. If you are doing weight training for the first time, all the experts will tell you to start a workout journal as it certainly helps with your planning and progress. All top athletes keep track of their workouts, cycling workouts is the only way to get results.
Don't beat yourself when you skip a workout, life happens but it is what you do after that missed workout that counts. The experts say it takes 21 days for any new activity done on a regular basis to become a habit. Biting your teeth for 21 days may be torturous in the beginning but it gets better because if you stick to it for 6 months it will be part of you.
Never give up, failure is not an option. If you really believe that training or working out on a regular basis is the best that you can do for yourself then you need to commit. When you can't find the time and the gym is 50 miles away you need to have a plan on how you are going to deal with it.
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