Reaching Goals by Reframing New Year’s Resolutions
For Immediate Release
[1/22/16, Springboro] This year, the Coffman YMCA is encouraging community members to make their New Year’s resolutions a stick throughout the year by creating smaller, more manageable goals that can lead to success of a larger one.
Even though you may experience some missteps throughout the day—or even the week—that doesn’t mean you have to give up! Change is a process and bad days are part of that—bad habits didn’t appear overnight, so changing them will take time and patience.
Below are four tips the Coffman YMCA recommends to help 2016 New Year’s resolutions last.
1. Start small. Break big resolutions into small, achievable goals. Instead of cutting soda completely out of your diet, strive to only have it a few times a week. Try trading your two sodas a day for one soda and a glass of water.
2. Take it one step at a time. Trying to change too many habits at once can easily lead to frustration. Instead of a New Year’s resolution, make a new month’s resolution. Focus on that one change for the month, and add another (small) change when the new month rolls around.
3. Choose an organization that focuses on a holistic approach to health. When it comes to adding healthy behaviors, like increasing physical activity, it’s important to find a place that keeps you motivated. Before committing to a membership, take a tour of local gyms to find the best fit for you. Your facility should not be just a gym, but a community organization that offers more health, more hope and more opportunity.
4. Talk it out. It’s easier to stick to your resolutions if you have a partner or friend working toward similar goals. Team up with someone to set your 2016 goals and help each other establish a game plan dedicated to achieving them.
We can help you stay motivated to achieve your goals this year! One of the many YMCA membership benefits includes ActivTrax; a tool that creates customizable workout programs to meet your goals and enhance your strength and fitness experience. ActivTrax takes the guess work out of your workout routine and keeps you motivated along the way with monthly challenges. When you join the Y, we set you up with an appointment right away. Why not give it a try?
For additional tips or to learn how to get involved with the Coffman YMCA contact (937) 886-9622 or visit www.daytonymca.org.
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About the Y
The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Ys engage men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change.
The YMCA of Greater Dayton was established in 1870 and now offers ten YMCA branches and one residential camp in the Miami Valley.