"Kickstart Your Fitness"

Need a motivation boost to help you reach your fitness goals? Whether you're a beginner or have reached a plateau, Johanna Legh has tips to help you stay positive and focused all year round.

As the first few weeks of the new year slip by, are your fitness resolutions slipping too? Or perhaps you got off to a good start but need to know where to go next? It may be time to reassess your goals and motivation.

'Resolutions are often a reaction to what we don't want, rather than what we do,' says sports psychologist Andy Barton, 'We focus on the negative, especially after an over-indulgent festive season, but resolutions based on a desire to "punish" yourself are unlikely to succeed. It's better to be proactive, rather than reactive. You need to plan beyond your immediate goal too, so you don't get off to a good start, then flounder.'

Johanna Legh

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