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By Derek Craddock

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

Fitness is a lifestyle, not a new year’s resolution says local gym owners

Jan 6, 2023 | 8:00 AM

A new year means many people are thinking of resolutions to better themselves in 2023, and one of the common ones is personal fitness.

According to the blog, Time2Play, nearly 30 per cent of Canadian polled say improving personal fitness and health was their resolution for 2023.

However, other research shows that over 68 per cent of those resolutions fail, due to factors like lack of motivation or not setting long-term plans.

That hasn’t stopped people though from signing up at the gym to better themselves this new year.

Desiree Hesson, owner of The S2DIO in Prince Albert said they have started to see a slight increase in members.

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“The attendance has gone up for sure. There’s been some new accounts being created as well. Which is awesome for me as well because the last two seasons (new year’s) we haven’t been open.”

While the same is true for 4 Horseman Fitness, the staff there know that many people start in January because of all that happens in the Christmas season.

“People do think of what they’ve done in December and why they want to overcome.” said owner Danielle Fehr.

Staff and trainers at 4 Horsemen Fitness in Prince Albert)

Both Fehr and Hesson say they are not fans of the traditional new year’s resolution saying fitness and well-being should be a way of life

“This is a lifestyle, 365 days of the year,” said Fehr. “When you go into Christmas, you shouldn’t feel guilty because you’ve done the work all the other times of the year.”

“A new year’s resolution is kind of like a fad diet,” said personal trainer Jayson Fleury. “It might work in the short term but it’s not really sustainable in the long term for most.”

For Hesson she said you don’t need to start everything on January 1 and be patient throughout your journey.

“I really do believe that if you want to set goals and you want to achieve them and you want to put in the work to get to them, you can do that at any time of year.”

“The best thing to do is find something that’s going to be sustainable long term,” added Hesson. “I firmly believe in setting small, achievable, and attainable goals and then you build off those goals.”

One of the big pieces of advice for those wanting to start a fitness routine now is to make sure you do your homework.

“Getting a proper training regiment, a proper routine and understanding there is lots of different places you can go into in Prince Albert and finding out what’s best for you,” said Fehr.

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derek.craddock@pattisonmedia.com

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