Why New Years Fitness and Health Resolutions can fail

It's that time of year again.

What resolutions are you going to make for 2016 when it comes to your level of Fitness and Health?

Some of the most common are:  In 2016 I am going to:

1. Lose weight

2. Eat healthier

3. Take better care of myself

How can you increase the chances of your new years resolutions becoming reality?


1.  Know where your starting point is. When it comes to fitness, I recommend a well designed evaluation to see what your current level of fitness and mobility are.  This can show you any current limitations you have and help you correct them before pushing yourself too hard.

2. Use this evaluation to set some short term and long term goals.

Example of short term goals might be:  Figure out why you have had knee/ankle/shoulder/lower back/hip pain.

Anyone who has gone about trying to reach a goal should know that in order to reach set goal it should be:

A.  Well defined.  Ex. I am going to lose 20 lbs by spring
B.  Easy to break down into smaller goals.  Ex.  I am going to lose 1 lb per week.
C. Adjustable in case your situation changes.  Ex.  Your get an illness that derails your progress.  Add a few more weeks to reach your goal due to this illness.
D.  Easy to add to your lifestyle.  If you can't make the change permanent, the results will also be temporary.

I am always looking for ways to help older adults.   Thanks to Keri for sending me this link.

If you know anyone who is beginning to struggle with losing the ability to drive, have them take a look at this article.

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I have used clients training programs to help them keep driving and even had a client start driving again after working with them.