
Fitness, getting slim and having a
healthy physic are among the first five resolutions every year. Fitness geeks
around the world say that it is best to start today with healthy physic rather
than postponing the resolution for some other day or occasion. People set goals only when they
believe that something is unrealistic, pressure-filled and difficult to be
achieved, says Gregory Chertok, a sports psychology consultant, the American
College of Sports Medicine.
Study published in the Journal
of Clinical Psychology by the University of Scranton says, that only 8
percent of the 45 percent Americans who set New Year's resolutions succeed with
them.
Experts Say...
"The New Year's resolution is a kind of grand, glorified, long-term goal that people, for societal reasons, tend to begin on the first day of the calendar year," - Gregory Chertok. He suggests that best results can be achieved by setting goals that don't depend up on the calendar.
Dr. Cedric X. Bryant, Chief Science Officer, the American Council on Exercise says: "People don't take time to celebrate the little successes. Because they're so focused on, say, an arbitrary weight goal, they don't notice that they are sleeping better or feeling less anxious."
Source: Medindia
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