“Focus only improving performance, strength, speed and consistency this year.
Your body will change so much faster!”
Promise to eat your protein first at lunch.
strong young female athlete
it’s possible for you to do more but promise to do at least three.
This is a great way to stoke your metabolic fire and keep you lean.
Gunnar Peterson, celebrity trainer
Do what you love!
If you’re not a runner or a cyclist, don’t force yourself.
If you feel unstoppable on the dance floor, dance!
If feel like a kid when you’re in the pool, swim more!
And, work on one small goal at a time.
Master it, and move forward.
Hannah Davis, celebrity trainer
My family and I have a tradition that I love during New Years.
This year I wrote ‘hiding behind my computer screen’ because I want to focus on direct communication.
On another piece of paper we write one thing down we want to cultivate for the year.
This piece of paper lives on my bathroom vanity where I will see it each day.
I like the idea of working towards something versus setting strict resolutions.
On my vanity this year are two words: Pure and Chill.
For example, a resolution to lose weight is really only an idea with nothing actionable to do.
Now you have an actionable path on how to achieve your goal.
Brett Hoebel, celebrity trainer and creator of20 Minute Body
First and foremost, confirm your resolutions are attainable!
do a triathlon) that requires those skills.
Resolutions, like goals, should be SMART (specific, measureable, attainable, realistic/relevant, time-bound).
Dont set them simply because someone else is setting it.
Create goals that mean something to you.
If you hate doing something, don’t do it.
Neghar Fonooni, fitness coach and creator of the Lean & Lovely Method
Try not to over promise.
), and it is impossible to accomplish all of them [at once].
make a run at choose one very specific goal.
Anna Kaiser, celeb trainer (to A-Listers like Sofia Vergara) and founder ofAKT InMotion
Be patient.
Annie Mulgrew, Program Director,CityRow
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