GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM)-With all the food and family around, it's easy to fall off the exercise wagon during the holidays.
YMCA Fitness Director Gary Strehlke has these tips to stay in shape this season.
-- Do this for you! Setting personal goals rather than goals based on others' perceptions will help you feel more successful.
-- Have a Positive Mental Attitude! Believe you can accomplish what you set out to do!
-- Assess Barriers: Know what might get in the way of you achieving your goals.
-- Do something you like - Make sure you are doing something you like to do.
-- Personal trainer: Meet with a good personal trainer for a personalized training program.
-- Always be willing to try something new, it can help you overcome a barrier.
-- Reward yourself along the way to achieving your goals with a new outfit or iPod etc.
More people are sticking to their exercise regimen. YMCA and national statistics indicate 56 percent of people who join fitness centers are still members two months later. That's 18 percent higher than just three years ago. The YMCA says the increasing success is because of increased public awareness of the benefits of regular success.
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