Use these tips to follow your New Year fitness resolutions

Key Takeaways

People often set unrealistic fitness goals, expect instant results, and lack a structured plan.
Publicly sharing your health resolutions can work wonders in achieving those New Year Resolutions.
Use post-it notes, track progress, share goals on social media, consult health professionals, and join health communities to announce your fitness resolutions.

New Year, new beginnings—but have you already slipped on one or two of your New Year’s resolutions? If so, you are not alone. According to World Report, approximately 80% of people abandon their resolutions, often by mid-February. So, what can we do differently to stay committed to our resolutions throughout the year? Here are a few fitness resolution brain hacks that will make you stick to those New Year health resolutions.

What you need to know

Why do people give up on fitness resolutions easily?
Why should you declare your health goals?
9 ways to declare your health resolutions that will help you stick to your new year health goals

Why do people give up on fitness resolutions easily?

Most fitness resolutions that we set are usually unrealistic or demand instant results. Motivation is high at the start of the year, but enthusiasm can quickly fade without a clear, achievable plan. Many also dive into intense workout routines that are hard to maintain, leading to burnout or injury. The new year also demands work, family, and other social commitments to be fulfilled, which hampers your consistency in following your desired goal. Moreover, a lack of visible progress is discouraging, and people tend to lose interest in their fitness routines.

Why should you declare your health goals?

Keeping yourself motivated to maintain a routine of your nutrition, mental health and fitness exercises can be challenging. That’s why you should consider sharing your health journey by putting it out in the world in some form.

How will this help you? When you start slacking, and laziness starts to creep in, your family and friends can push you to keep up with your health routine. If you don’t know how to announce your new year’s health resolutions to the world, here are some tips you can follow.

9 ways to declare your new year health resolutions

Putting your health goals out in the world can take many shapes and forms. You can follow the method that suits your personality.

1. Make post-it notes

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Create a space in your wardrobe or shared spaces in the house where you can stick post-it notes to highlight your health resolution for the year. This will remind you about your resolution first thing in the morning. Write your health resolution in an affirmative tone. For example, a positive spin to your healthy eating habits can be brought about by using a statement such as “I love to include at least 3 servings of fruits and 4 servings of vegetables in my diet every day”. Stick the post-it notes in your living room, bedroom, dining room or even the restroom.

2. Announce it to your family and friends

Involve your near and dear ones to help you follow your New Year resolutions for a longer period. They are people who you usually interact with daily, so they can keep reminding you about your fitness plans even if you slip up.

3. Tell your colleagues about it too

Mention your fitness plans to your colleagues at the workplace and discuss their New Year’s health resolutions, too. This will help you all encourage each other to become healthier. This can be beneficial, especially because mental health resolutions may be discussed best at the workplace as your colleagues and team members will know your work schedule and any stress that may be caused due to it the best.

4. Send an email to your close friends

If you cannot physically meet your friends and loved ones, inform them via email and let them know about your resolutions. Encourage them to share theirs with you, too. This way, you can motivate each other to achieve your targets. Additionally, digitally written goals are the easiest to access for tracking purposes.

5. Post about your fitness goals on social media

Social media can be a source of positive validation if you use it correctly. Post your New Year health resolutions on social media – make a nice post with a reference image or write your health resolution on a placard, take a selfie with it and go post it. Post about your daily running routes or the calories you burnt in your daily workout. Once this becomes part of your daily routine, the likes and comments will lift your mood and motivate you to be consistent even when you feel lazy.

6. Use positive affirmations

Set up posters in your room reminding you to continue your fitness journey. These can be motivational quotes from your idols or positive messages from your friends that make you want to keep your New Year’s resolutions. Make your New Year health resolutions your phone and computer screensaver or even your display picture.

7. Maintain a daily progress tracker

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As your fitness levels increase, your home workout plan will also start progressing. When you maintain a journal, you can track your progress. Once you see the progress in your stamina and strength, you will be encouraged to continue and share your progress with others, too.

8. Speak to a health professional

Connecting with a dietician, physical trainer or mental health expert can help you stay focused on your health resolutions. They can address your concerns about any pain or changes you might see in your body so you can focus on your health resolutions with an informed mind.

9. Join a health community

Nothing is more encouraging than making fitness plans with a group of similarly inclined people. Whether your fitness exercise is yoga, running or walking, there are groups both online and offline where you can connect with more such people. This group can encourage you to keep up with your New Year’s fitness resolutions.

Once you start applying these fitness resolution brain hacks, fulfilling those New Year resolutions will seem like a cakewalk. Just manifest and watch yourself getting close to achieving the desired fitness!

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