Make Resolutions Stick

Marshall Morioka , BS, NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, with RiverPlace Athletic Club, joins us today to give us tips on staying on track with your resolutions.

Yes, it is that time again! Time to focus on those New Year’s Resolutions, and it is inevitable that improving your health is one of them.  Your resolution should be life altering; yet it should not be life consuming so start simple and follow these three tips to making your resolution STICK!

• Take 10-15 minutes today and solely think about what you want to achieve in 2012 and why they are important to you.

• Write it down. Take the time and scribble down why these new behaviors are important to you.  It can either be simple, or you can write your own personal fitness contract.

• Let people know, especially those you are close with or spend the most time with, what your goals are.  This will help keep you accountable, as well as motivate your friends to think about their own goals.

I’ll let you know my goals for 2012.  My goals are to decrease my body fat percentage to 13%, maintain my body weight at 185.  I plan on accomplishing this by engaging in cardiovascular exercise 5x/week, following a strength training program, by checking in with a personal trainer (yes, even trainers have trainers, accountability is my friend), and eliminating alcohol consumption.

These goals are important to me because I value my health and well being, and I want to walk the walk, and talk the talk.

 Happy New Year!