Health & Fitness with Ricky Parcell
It’s a lifestyle choice…..not a goal to set!
The New Year is here and once again we are all making New Years resolutions. But how do we make them stick? Most of don’t, apparently because 80% of resolutions are not followed and are quickly abandoned. One study showed that by March the majority of people are back to their old ways….
So the greatest chance we have to “make it stick” is making small lifestyle changes and actions daily. This is called the compound effect….over time, daily disciplines make a massive long term impact long term.
If you can’t imagine yourself healthy and trim by making small daily changes, think of it in financial terms. Saving $5 five days a week doesn’t seem hard, but after a month you’ll have $125 and after a year over $1300. Transfer this to ten minutes of exercise in a day and swapping out your usual lunch for a salad and you’ll be amazed at the results.
The key here is making your goals manageable so you don’t set yourself up for failure and then relapse into old bad habits. Here are some easy goals to set and follow in 2016….
- Eat one salad every day all year
- Walk ten minutes per day – a simple and good way to start the new year
- Drink a smoothie or shake daily to replace a meal every day all year
- Make time for meditation or quiet time for ten minutes EVERY day.
- Avoid sitting for more than one hour at a time all year
- Limit yourself to only one hour watching TV per day all year or always take the stairs, not the elevator.
- Stretch/yoga for 10 minutes per day all year
- Jog for 10 mins per a day all year
- Play a sport with a friend 3 x times a week all year
10 Write timings down in your diary for “me time” and stick to your word!
Remember also, “why” you want to achieve these new daily lifestyle choices and imagine what difference it will make in your life for 2016!
Stay mindful and move whenever you get chance!
Ricky Parcell
British Master transformation coach
CEO of bodyconfidenceclub.com
Cell: (805) 259-9703
