With the new year just around the corner, people are starting to make their resolutions and exercise is pretty close to being at the top of mostly everyone\u2019s list.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve made exercise a new year\u2019s resolution in previous years, but never kept up with it, don\u2019t beat yourself up. You\u2019re human!<\/p>\n
Follow our seven tips that will help you keep your fitness resolutions for the rest of the year!<\/p>\n
Focus on what you want to gain instead of what you want to lose.<\/strong> Say Goodbye to the \u201cAll or Nothing\u201d mentality.<\/strong> When you catch yourself saying, \u201cI just don\u2019t have time to exercise!\u201d perform a quick HIIT (high intensity interval) workout!<\/p>\n See how many squats you can do while brushing your teeth, take the stairs more often, or do jumping jacks while you wait for the microwave.<\/p>\n Change one thing at a time.<\/strong> Warm up!<\/strong> Take five minutes to get the blood flowing into your muscles and raise your heart rate! Think of your muscles like rubber bands.<\/p>\n Stretch a cold rubber band to its max and it\u2019ll snap. But if you warm up the rubber band by doing light dynamic stretching first before taking it to its max, it\u2019ll last much longer and you can reuse it again.<\/p>\n Same idea with muscles!<\/p>\n Get rolling.<\/strong> Be sure to roll along the entire length of the muscle or tissue. If you find a tender spot (usually a knot in the muscle), stop on that spot to apply pressure for about 20 seconds, then continue rolling.<\/p>\n Get more sleep.<\/strong> Muscle is rebuilt, cortisol levels decrease, and your immune system strengthens when you get 7 to 8 hours of quality sleep.<\/p>\n Reward yourself.<\/strong> Drink 8 glasses of water everyday for a week? Go get that hydro flask you\u2019ve been wanting. Rewarding yourself will motivate you to keep going!<\/p>\n Kick the new year off right and build a better you! We\u2019re rooting and cheering you on! We want to hear from you!<\/p>\n What\u2019s one thing that you find almost always stops you from keeping up with your fitness goals? Leave a comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the new year just around the corner, people are starting to make their resolutions and exercise is pretty close to being at the top of mostly everyone\u2019s list. If you\u2019ve made exercise a new year\u2019s resolution in previous years, but never kept up with it, don\u2019t beat yourself up. You\u2019re human! Follow our seven … Continue reading “How to Keep Your New Year’s Fitness Resolutions”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.reboundhawaii.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFor example, \u201cI want to gain muscle\u201d is more encouraging than \u201cI want to lose 20 pounds\u201d. It also puts you in a positive mindset that will keep you motivated on what you want to achieve<\/em>, not lose<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nToo many people start the new year with a go-getter spirit only to be let down when they don\u2019t meet the high expectations they initially set for themselves.<\/p>\n
\nInstead of attempting to go from 0 – 100 on January 1st, commit to practicing one small workout habit until you\u2019ve mastered it for a week. When you\u2019ve got that habit down, move on to another workout habit.<\/p>\n
\nYou\u2019re pumped and ready to get your workout on so you jump right into it when all of a sudden\u2026 ouch! Don\u2019t skip out on your warm up.<\/p>\n
\nUsing a foam roller before and after every workout will increase your mobility. Focus on your back, glutes, calves, ankles, and hips with slow and steady motions.<\/p>\n
\nThis should be at the top of your fitness new year\u2019s resolutions! Hitting the sack is just as important as hitting the gym.<\/p>\n
\nTreat yourself with every milestone you accomplish. Ran a 5K in half an hour? Reward yourself with those running shoes you\u2019ve been eyeing.<\/p>\n