How To Start The Year With The Right Fitness Regime

It's the New Year and the time for new resolutions. Nine times out of ten, people decide to incorporate a fitness regime in their New Year resolution. Every person wants to stay healthy, yes, even people who are obese! But, they just don’t know how to go about being fit. Every year fitness centric New Year resolutions are made and forgotten. Here is how you can start your New Year with the right fitness regime that will suit your needs.

Answering the Question: Why?
Different people have different requirements. Some people want to lose excess weight, while others just want to maintain their weight. There are still others who just want to keep fit. A few others, suffering from medical conditions, see a fitness regime as one of the ways, which might affect their condition is a manner that is positive and curative. Once you answer the question as to why you want to embark upon a fitness regime, you can effectively work out a program that is good for you and the one that you can adhere to.

Objective of the Fitness Regime
It's necessary to have a goal when you start a fitness program. This will help you pace yourself better and if there is an objective in mind, there is a reason not to stop exercising. Having a specific goal, will also help map your progress when you workout and help you decide whether the chosen fitness regime is effective or not. A goal is a very important part of your New Year’s fitness resolution.

You can either quantify your objective, meaning, arrive at a weight loss figure that you want to reach; or you can have a general goal. However, one thing must be made certain of. Aim for a goal that you can achieve.
Gym is not the Only Option

Most people, who want to lose weight or achieve certain standards of fitness, make their way to the gym; however this option requires loads of time and effort.  This is, of course, apart from the sweat you work up, with the exercise.

Typically, when you decide to go to a gym, you need to spare the time taken to reach the gym, park the car, waiting time for the equipment, shower, and then the time taken to go back home. Many a times, people just cannot afford to spend the time required, or follow the daily routine demanded by the gym.  Before you choose this option, you must know for sure, the amount of time you can devote to a planned workout, in a gym. Only then must you join a gym.
Home Based Fitness Regime

You can even embark upon a fitness regime from the comfort of your home. There are numerous workout equipments available in the market today, like a treadmill, bicycle etc. Fitness experts would tell you that walking and running are the easier, natural, and more pleasing forms of exercise, which also help build stamina, promote weight loss, and make for healthy living.

You can accomplish all this from your home, using a treadmill. Using a treadmill or any other exercise equipment can be done in your own time, and in a manner that is comfortable and secure.
Be Prepared For a Diet

Fitness and diet go hand in hand. You cannot start a fitness program and not have a clear cut diet plan. Once you get rid of those excess calories on a daily basis, you must see to it that, your body is replenished with enough nutrients. A nutritious diet is the key to a successful fitness program. Only a judicious mix of exercise and diet can help achieve the New Year fitness objective that you have set for yourself.
Commitment

This is one abstract that must make for a significant component of your fitness endeavor. Commitment cannot be quantified, but it’s definitely required in huge amounts if you are to have any hope of following your New Year’s resolution to the letter.
Enthusiasm

A fixed daily routine becomes quite boring after a while. It’s important to not lose interest and continue with your exercise and diet plan. Most people, stop exercising, once they think that they can no longer lose more weight then than they have lost. Others just get lazy or are plain unexcited by the prospect of the daily exercise regimen.

Incorporate an interest factor in your fitness program. You can do this by making certain changes in the exercises or focusing on short-term goals. The lesser the monotonous nature of the regimen, the more the chances, that you will carry the resolution through till the very end.

These are just a few pointers that must be considered before you start working on your New Years Resolution. These are definitely not the only factors that one must consider to start the year with the right fitness regime, but they will definitely help you embark upon a successful fitness plan.