Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics.
Expert-Approved Tips for Staying on Track with Your Exercise Resolution
Learn how to set a successful exercise goal with these suggestions from HSS exercise physiologist Ashley Fluger.
Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics.
It's not a new year without a resolution, is it? If yours is the same this year as it is every other year – to exercise more – and you always give up by February, make this the year that you stick with it. These tips from Ashley Fluger, CSCS, CPT, an exercise physiologist at the Tisch Sports Performance Center at HSS, can help set you up for success.
Define your goals clearly.
So you want to work out more. What does that really mean to you? Think specifically about what you want to accomplish and how that could impact your life. "Personalize your goal," suggests Fluger. "Instead of saying, 'I want to get stronger,' think about what will make you feel like you're stronger. Do you want to be able to lift 10-pound dumbbells? Go for a longer run before tiring? Do a certain number of push-ups? Be able to participate in a virtual group workout for 30 minutes?"
The more concrete, specific and actionable you can be about your goals, the better you'll be able to achieve them.
Published 12/30/2020
