Finding Your Reset Button

It’s time to hit the reset button!

Well all the bells got jingled and the halls got decked…now all you’re left with is a tight pair of pants and a little holiday hangover. So it’s time to hit that reset button!

Let’s start with some good goals for the New Year! There is a definite art to writing a good goal….it has to be:
1. attainable
2. measurable
3. attractive

In other words, saying you are going to start exercising or you are going to lose weight are not good goals because they are too vague. Or committing to something you absolutely hate will never work…that’s why it has to be attractive to you. So make sure your goal has a measurement in it and then tells you how it’s going to happen. It’s all about the HOW…focus on the journey, not the destination…here are a few examples:

I will eat two fruits and two vegetables every day.

I will get 100 minutes of cardiovascular exercise this week.

I will lose one pound this week by cutting out sodas and adding in two exercise sessions.

I will get more sleep this week by going to bed thirty minutes earlier.
Be sure to talk to your trainer about your goal(s) so that we can help by holding you accountable and developing a workable strategy. Good luck and Happy 2008!