{"id":9561,"date":"2021-12-22T12:45:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T04:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulstokes.com.au\/?p=9561"},"modified":"2022-02-07T15:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T07:59:51","slug":"your-2022-fitness-resolution-can-last-all-year-round-22-ways-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulstokes.com.au\/your-2022-fitness-resolution-can-last-all-year-round-22-ways-for-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Your 2022 Fitness Resolution Can Last All Year Round | 22 Ways for 2022<\/thrive_headline>"},"content":{"rendered":"

So we’re several weeks into the new year. You started with the best of intentions, but now you’re struggling. Motivation is waning and you’re worried that the new fitness resolution you made is falling by the wayside.<\/p>\n

What can you do? Is it possible to actually keep a resolution going for the whole year, rather than just through January?<\/p>\n

Actually yes, yes it is.<\/p>\n

You may need some support though. Or possibly even a stern word with yourself.<\/p>\n

Either way, here’s 22 tips to help cement your fitness goals for the rest of 2022.<\/p>\n

THE SUCCESS CYCLE<\/h2>\n

Research has shown that performance and stickability<\/em> are based on something called the success cycle.<\/p>\n

The success cycle charts the relationship between how you feel about yourself with how likely you are to stick with an exercise programme and to perform well during your workouts.<\/p>\n

If you have a positive self-image, you are more likely to have a positive attitude. This in turn is likely to lead to higher expectations.<\/p>\n

Usually, this leads to improved behaviour. For example, going to bed a little earlier or reducing alcohol intake. With these improvements, your level of performance during your workouts increases.<\/p>\n

As a result, your self-image is enhanced and things start going well.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO: How to Improve Motivation to Exercise | What Works In Boosting Drive?<\/a><\/p>\n

However, the effects of a negative self-image can be just as powerful.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it’s important to keep the cycle moving upwards rather than downwards. The easiest way to ensure this happens is by making sure you get the most out of all your training sessions. And life in general.<\/p>\n

One way of making sure this happens is by setting yourself goals and targets.<\/p>\n

You should set yourself goals daily. These might relate to school, work or family commitments, as well as training.<\/p>\n

Each workout session serves a purpose in your build-up towards your goals. Whether it is weight loss, improved appearance, or sports performance, and you must set a goal on each occasion.<\/p>\n

Get your mind in gear before the start of each workout and then evaluate yourself once the session is over.<\/p>\n

The key to making your 2022 fitness resolution last all year round is establishing habits that lead to success.<\/p>\n

MASTER YOUR MIND TO MOTIVATE YOUR BODY<\/h2>\n

Consider this: while out of town on a business trip, a young woman visits the gym at her hotel where she is glad to find a stair-climbing machine. For twenty minutes or more, she elevates her heart rate dramatically, her lungs are challenged to their full capacity, and calories are consumed at a rate of knots.<\/p>\n

Once finished, it seems ironic that she would take the lift back to her room. Yes, after stair climbing to the moon, it was the lift back to the room!<\/p>\n

We have an amazing way of using modern conveniences to make life easier. Then we need sophisticated technology to make up for the easiness.<\/p>\n

But this isn’t just a case of a passion for expensive toys.<\/p>\n

The reality is that the stair-climbing machine captures the imagination, while a flight of stairs is a bore.<\/p>\n

Exercise is a body and mind experience. The body performs at the mind’s direction.<\/p>\n

What captures our imagination varies with our psychological makeup and personalities. So focus on the benefits you’ll derive from regular exercise, and even visualise attainment of your goal.<\/p>\n

Keep your eye on the prize, not the price.<\/p>\n

1 SET GOALS AND MEASURE THEM REGULARLY.<\/h2>\n

Write down your goals, along with strategies to achieve them.<\/p>\n

Seeing results from your programme will encourage you to continue. If you are not a good goal setter, making a bet or agreement with a friend is one way to ensure you remain focused on the task at hand.<\/p>\n

2 KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR PROGRESS.<\/h2>\n

Make a formal agreement with yourself.<\/p>\n

Put this agreement in a visual place. Self-monitoring assists in identifying and maintaining the behaviours you’re targetting for change. For example, you may wish to keep a food and\/or exercise diary. See point 5 below.<\/p>\n

READ ALSO: Beat Your Bad Habits | Sugar | Snacking | Alcohol | Comfort Zone | Posture<\/a><\/p>\n

3 MAKE YOUR WORKOUT ENJOYABLE.<\/h2>\n

If you enjoy your training you will continue doing it.<\/p>\n

There are several factors to take into account which may make it enjoyable<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n