Top 4 New Year’s Resolution Mistakes

Happy New Year from TrainerDiva! Let's make lasting changes in 2010 and avoid these common mistakes…

4.) You don't really want it that much

It's easy to declare your resolution on New Year's Eve, but do you actually want it? When you've figured out what you really want, write down all the reasons why you want to achieve this. Use this as a reminder when problems following through start to arise.

3.) You're not changing your environment

Change parts of your daily environment in order to establish a new habit. Make it easy on yourself by placing your gym bag in your car before you go to work or buy some free weights to use when the weather gets bad. This will help improve your consistency.

2.) You don't have a realistic plan and expectations

It's easy to get caught up in the enthusiasm of January 1st. However, things tend to take longer than we may have hoped for. Instead focus on making the activity the goal, not the result.

1.) You let temporary failure or mistakes lead to giving up completely

It is easy to get discouraged when you are trying to establish new habits. The best way to avoid this is to JUST DO IT and keep going. Once you've come to accept your mistakes, dust yourself off and try again.