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RESOLUTIONS
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January is around the corner and you decide
to finish your New Year’s resolution from last
year before the new one comes around. You
rush and try your best but you just cannot do
it and just decide to restart it again this year.
Why? What happened to your goal of looking
like a fitness model before 2015 ends? Do
not feel bad though, because you are not the
only one. According to Forbes.com, from the
40% of Americans who actually do New Year’s
resolutions, only 8% achieve their goals. But do
you want to continue to be that 32% or make a
true effort and be the 8%? It is all up to you but
here are some things that can help.

First of all, do not make resolutions each year a
tradition, make them an achievable goal. Make
sure that it fits your time schedule but if it does
not fit everyday then no worries. Imagine that
your goal is to build muscle and you intend to
go everyday to the gym. First few days go by
and everything is going well but on your fourth
day you have to stay longer at work or have
an exam in school and neglect your workout.
You might even miss two days and now you
get frustrated because you think you have lost
your gains and you have failed yourself. It is not
the end of the world, get up and keep going.
Everyone is going to have set backs but it is all
totally normal. As long as you do your best and
leave the excuses aside, you will be able to do
anything.

Make your fitness resolution public; share it on
all your social media. What? Yes, let everyone
know that your goal is to lose 20 pounds this
year, etc. Whatever is your goal let everyone
know because this will compromise you even
more to find the proper way of succeeding.
People will remind you every time you go to
work or school and they will also compliment
you when they start to see changes. What
better motivation than when people say, “Wow!
You look amazing, I hardly recognized you.”
That sure is a self-esteem boost and a push for
you to continue doing what you do.