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New Year resolutions often fail by March
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December 28, 2010, Tuesday
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WHETHER galvanized by that shiny new treadmill under the tree, the trial gym membership in your Christmas stocking, or those five pounds you've packed on over the holidays, you're determined to get fit in 2011.
Good luck.
Experts know that as surely as Janus, the Roman god who symbolizes New Year's resolutions, has two faces, most of those January pledges will dissolve by March.
"Resolutions fail because they are unrealistic," said Dr Belisa Vranich, a clinical psychologist in New York City.
Resolvers lose heart, Vranich said, because they "haven't prepared for failure, are not wholehearted about change and lack a support system."
Kristin McGee, a New York-based yoga and Pilates instructor, tells her clients that the difference between success and failure is mindfulness, so know thyself.
"Before starting a spin class at 5am ask yourself honestly if you like getting up that early, and if you like spin," said McGee. "If the answer is no, don't do it."
Fitness, she explains, is not one-size-fits-all.
"Some people are home exercisers; others are great in gym environments. Some like group dynamics, some like one-on-one."
For that difficult first step, Elisabeth Halfpapp, co-creator of the "Exhale: Core Fusion" DVD series, suggests an introductory class at the local gym or yoga studio.
"If you miss a class or two, just start up again as soon as you can," she said. "Avoid feeling guilty. Life happens."
Or as comedienne Lily Tomlin put it so succinctly, "The road to success is always under construction."
Good luck.
Experts know that as surely as Janus, the Roman god who symbolizes New Year's resolutions, has two faces, most of those January pledges will dissolve by March.
"Resolutions fail because they are unrealistic," said Dr Belisa Vranich, a clinical psychologist in New York City.
Resolvers lose heart, Vranich said, because they "haven't prepared for failure, are not wholehearted about change and lack a support system."
Kristin McGee, a New York-based yoga and Pilates instructor, tells her clients that the difference between success and failure is mindfulness, so know thyself.
"Before starting a spin class at 5am ask yourself honestly if you like getting up that early, and if you like spin," said McGee. "If the answer is no, don't do it."
Fitness, she explains, is not one-size-fits-all.
"Some people are home exercisers; others are great in gym environments. Some like group dynamics, some like one-on-one."
For that difficult first step, Elisabeth Halfpapp, co-creator of the "Exhale: Core Fusion" DVD series, suggests an introductory class at the local gym or yoga studio.
"If you miss a class or two, just start up again as soon as you can," she said. "Avoid feeling guilty. Life happens."
Or as comedienne Lily Tomlin put it so succinctly, "The road to success is always under construction."
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