With the excesses and temptations of the holiday season now well behind you, if you’re like a lot of people, your resolutions of exercising more and eating less are likely becoming increasingly difficult to follow. Not even the guilt of overindulging (which prompted you to make resolution in the first place) is enough to keep you motivated.
Forget the resolutions: At AgeDefyingWorkouts.com, Grant and I believe that you can enjoy any holiday and still be the person you want to be by gradually introducing two simple changes in your life:
1. Follow the 90/10 rule
To commit to a healthier life all year long, try this: Follow your exercise program and eat healthily 90% percent of the time, saving the remaining 10% when you absolutely cannot exercise or are faced with eating choices outside of your regular plan.
2. Set a realistic, long-term goal and then break it down into six-week challenges
Start by answering the question: “Where do I want to be a year from now?” You may want to lose weight, be stronger, have better balance or have increased energy. Once you have your long-term goal figured out, break it into six-week challenges by asking yourself “Where do I want to be in six weeks?” For example, if you want to lose twenty pounds by the end of 2010, you only have to lose a half-pound per week to be twenty pounds lighter by the end of year. Is losing a half-pound per week doable for a busy person? Of course it is!
Making small, gradual changes to your life is the key to success. Don’t wait for the post-holiday guilt to motivate you into action. Use the 90/10 rule to keep your exercising and healthy eating on-track – no matter what time of year – and break-down your long-term goals into smaller challenges to ensure future success. By introducing these simple changes, we guarantee you will never need to set a new year’s resolution again.
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