Resolve to Evolve!

Hello and welcome to my new Dart Fit Blog!  Creating a blog has been on my mind for years, but I have second guessed myself, procrastinated, made excuses, and waited for the “perfect time” to start, so…. I never started!  Well, that is about to change as I am embracing the going for it and living up to my mantra of “Do something today that your future self will thank you for!”. So here we are!  Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I look forward to creating more content for you to enjoy and hopefully weave into your life to help with your health, wellness and fitness goals! 

It’s 2024!  A new month, a new year, and yet another new day to create change or maintain the healthy habits you’ve already created.

2024 started on a Monday, and that to me screams “No excuses!”  So many times we hear others (or ourselves) say that we will start our goals on Monday.  Why do we do this??? Why put off our intentions for another arbitrary day? Because it sounds like we have a plan, we convince ourselves that planning for it requires a future start date,  and it puts it off from the now. Then Monday rolls around, life gets in the way and we set yet another date, and so on, and so on.  But as we know, any action is preferable to no action.  Imperfect action beats perfect procrastination every single time! 

Do you find yourself asking what you can do different this year to feel your best self? To thrive not survive? To be proud of the actions you are taking towards your health & wellness goals? Well in my opinion, the answer to this lies not in making resolutions, but in establishing long term goals with a plan of action to achieve them. A resolution is a firm decision to do or not do something, and it usually associated with the beginning of a new year.  Resolutions are often broad and lack the specificity required to bring about meaningful change.  For example: “I resolve to exercise more often this year.”  This is a positive, healthy statement, but is vague and lacks the specificity to really measure success.  “Exercise more” could mean one more workout that year, or committing to a program of 3-5 workouts a week.  

A long-term goal is specific and measurable and something that requires long term commitment to a plan.  They require planning and strategic action and usually involve smaller, measurable tasks to achieve the overall goal.  For example: “I want to feel healthier and exercise more.  I will sign up for the Dart Fit monthly exercise program and commit to three focused workouts a week and three walks.”  Having these specific tasks gives you something to reach for and measure.  

So while resolutions can get the wheels turning on what you want for your life this year, shifting those resolutions into measurable goals that you can act on will be a far more powerful tool to create the change that you deserve.  Less thinking, more doing!  

Melissa