Eight Tips to Jumpstart your Fitness Goals in the New Year.
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new year means a new beginning. For a lot of us that means that we have a list of goals we’re trying to accomplish. Some of the most common goals we start on January 1st are fitness and wellness goals. Here’s eight tips to make sure you’re able to crush those goals this new year! Define your goals. One mistake a lot of people make is that they don’t have a clear, defined goal. To create a goal that you can stick to it needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time sensitive. So instead of just saying something like, “ I want to lose weight this year”, your goal should sound more like, “I want to lose 35 pounds by December 31, 2021 by eating 1550 calories per day and working out at least four times per week.” Make a plan. After you have narrowed down your goals, you need a plan. This plan should incorporate your workout split, calorie and macro goals, check-in days, and maybe even an appointment with a registered dietician and/or personal trainer. Focus on nutrition. The saying “abs are made in the kitchen” is 100% true. Your fitness journey is 80% nutrition and 20% percent exercise. If you are looking to lose weight, you need to be in a caloric deficit. This means you need to be consuming less calories than your body is burning per day. However, you need to make sure that you are still eating enough so your body burns fat instead of storing it in fear of starvation. (This is where that registered dietician or personal trainer comes in to help you.) If you are trying to build muscle you need to be in a caloric surplus.
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