06 January 2023
Making a number of New Year's resolutions is easy, but sticking to them is much harder. At the start of the year we tend to promise ourselves that we will make major lifestyle changes, or we set ambitious goals -but by the end of January weâve already given up!
Itâs important to set goals in life as they offer you direction and will help you be more successful in whatever it is you want to achieve. However, there are a number of tactics you can use to ensure you stick to those New Year's resolutions in 2023.
- Be realistic - âExercise everydayâ isnât a realistic goal. Life's other demands are bound to get in the way occasionally, but as soon as you miss one day, youâve failed yourself. âExercise four times a weekâ is far more do-able and youâll feel much happier with yourself if you strive to achieve a more attainable goal.
- Be specific - If your goal is to lose weight, how much weight? Or if you want to âspend more time with your familyâ, how much time? If youâre not specific then how will you know that you've achieved your goal - or even how close you came to achieving it? Itâs important you set timeframes and measure your success.
- Keep track - Write your goals down and check your progress regularly. Whether itâs in your notes on your phone or in your diary, this will help keep you on the right path.
- Talk about your resolutions - By telling someone your goals, posting them on social media or even linking your goal to raising money for charity your more likely to succeed. Youâll be reluctant to abandon them if everybody knows youâve set them!
- Focus on behaviours rather than outcomes - Instead of focusing on the end goal, make a step-by-step action plan as to how youâre going to achieve your goal and focus your attention on that instead. Thereâs no point in setting a goal if you donât know how youâre going to succeed.
- Donât beat yourself up - If you slip up, so what? Perfection is impossible and people make mistakes, we are human after all. Messing up once doesnât mean youâve failed completely. Resolve to recover from your mistake and get back on track quickly.
- Link your goals - Itâs been proven that having one, huge and slightly daunting goal isnât as effective as having two or three that work together. For example, only going for social drinks once a week alongside the goal of cutting back alcohol, the two go hand-in-hand and you can achieve one by achieving the other.
- Grab yourself a resolutions buddy - If a friend or family member has similar resolutions to you, then buddy up with them. This way, you can motivate one another, have a bit of healthy competition and offer each other support.
- Last but by no means least - get to the barre!! Why not make one of your 2023 resolutions to meet us as the barre four times a week. Four is the magic number to really see those rapid body change results. Take a look at our timetable and book a class now.Â
So get goal setting, ensure they're attainable, announce them to the world and make 2023 the best year yet.
Good luck!