{"id":5101,"date":"2021-01-18T15:34:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holodia.com\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:33:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T13:33:38","slug":"set-yourself-up-for-fitness-success-in-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holodia.com\/fr\/vr-fitness-blog\/set-yourself-up-for-fitness-success-in-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Steps to Set Yourself Up For Fitness Success in the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many times have you vowed to begin exercising on Monday, next week, just in time for summer…<\/span>leading you to \u201cWell, there\u2019s always next year\u201d? Well, the next year is here! So, what’s the problem? Why is it so hard to go through with our plans and resolutions?<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, the New Year can encourage us to set up ambitious, life-changing goals. However, just because they seem hardly obtainable, doesn’t mean they are unattainable. Is your plan to exercise more often or eat less? Instead of jumping straight into exercising 5 times a week and having kale smoothies all year long, let’s focus on building motivation and a solid routine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some steps that should help us focus on our end goal without making our lives miserable and pushing us to give up as soon as February rolls around.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Be realistic<\/h2>\n

Being determined is amazing, but being realistic is just as important. If you set goals that are too ambiguous or demanding, you`ll never succeed. \u201cNew Year New Me\u201d isn’t something that happens overnight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You know your mind and body the best. Listen to it and exercise accordingly. Instead of leaping into the new regime, slowly build it up.<\/span><\/p>\n

If your goal is to run a marathon, but you`ve never been able to run more than an hour at a time – start by building your stamina, run more often and slowly push yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Want to exercise regularly but never seem to be able to commit? No need to jump into the 5x\/week schedule immediately. Divide and conquer. Set smaller goals for each week\/month – exercise at least once this week, walk to work every day next week, run 100m longer etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe you want to lose weight? Instead of starving yourself or trying out new fad diets, focus on having regular meals, eating more vegetables and fruits and preparing your own meals instead of ordering in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The advantage of this type of thinking is that, first of all, you are more likely to succeed, secondly, once you do succeed it will be much easier to push yourself to achieve even more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Remove the barriers<\/h2>\n

What is standing in your way? Identify the barriers and deal with them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not enough time to exercise? Make a schedule and see how you can work around it and fit your workouts. The workout you are interested in is too expensive? Look for cheaper alternatives, use free exercise resources, and invest in multi-use equipment. You don’t like going to the gym? Use your home as a gym! The staircase is great for a cardio workout, instead of weights, you can use various heavy objects like water bottles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here at Holodia, we realized that most of the team often missed workouts because we didn\u2019t have enough time. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve integrated a 15-minute guided HIIT workout into HOLOFIT. It\u2019s 15 minutes, so you can almost always find time to do it. Don\u2019t let the length fool you – set it to difficult, and you\u2019ll have a killer workout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Reward yourself<\/h2>\n

Rewarding yourself doesn’t mean treating yourself with a whole cake or skipping a whole week of training. Depending on your goal, celebrate your success with a reward that isn`t contradictive. Buy yourself a new piece of workout equipment or clothes, subscribe to a fitness app you really like, go hiking with a friend!<\/span><\/p>\n

The process of rewarding yourself is at the core of gamification. And gamification helps make your workouts fun, helps motivate you, and stick to your workout routine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about the gamification strategies we\u2019ve used in HOLOFIT to help our members stick to their fitness<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Track your progress<\/h2>\n

As we said, don`t solely focus on the end-goal, instead, track your journey. Every step, no matter how small it may seem, is a step closer to your goal! You will feel more motivated and proud when you see everything you’ve accomplished.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The easiest ways to track your progress are:<\/span><\/p>\n