00:00 With a new year comes new resolutions, the adoption of new habits and a pocket full of
00:05 dreams that we more than intend to pursue, whether we actually do or not being up for
00:09 discussion.
00:10 Now, according to Forbes magazine, almost a third of Brits are planning to set New Year's
00:15 resolutions in 2024.
00:18 Research showed then that the prevailing theme of resolutions revolved around individuals
00:22 looking to enhance their physical well-being, with more than three in five with a resolution
00:28 opting to make physical or dietary changes in 2024.
00:31 35% said they'd aim to lose weight and 13% intended to reduce alcohol consumption.
00:36 Whilst financial goals and ambition to cut down on time spent on social media also top
00:41 the list for most common resolutions, it remains clear that Brits intend to get fit and prioritise
00:46 their physical and mental well-being above all else.
00:50 But the way I motivate myself is knowing that when it gets to January/February I'm going
00:56 to be on the gym bars wanting to get fit for the summer because the summer's coming.
00:59 We all do it, we all want to get summer ready.
01:02 People that struggle to motivate themselves think that the people they see on Instagram,
01:06 like me, who are training quite a lot, we just really want to do it and we love it and
01:11 we wake up buzzing to train.
01:12 That's not the case.
01:13 Nobody enjoys, nobody likes the feeling of "I'm about to train".
01:22 People like the feeling of after they train and that's what they need to get in their
01:25 head.
01:26 This is how I'm going to feel after so that's why I'm going to get up and do it.
01:30 But you're not meant to be excited to work out.
01:32 If you are then hats off to you but I'm never excited to work out, I'm just excited for
01:36 the way it's going to make me feel after.
01:38 January also seems a time for changing habits.
01:41 We have Dry January which sees people giving up alcohol for the whole month and there's
01:45 Veganuary which sees people avoid consumption of animal products for the whole month long.
01:51 But with nearly one in five British people feeling under pressure to set New Year's resolutions,
01:56 the 18-34 age range in particular, perhaps Goalsetting consists of also remembering that
02:01 we ourselves are only human.
02:04 You should be in competition with yourself, not anybody else.
02:07 Life's about balance.
02:08 I'm a massive believer and advocate for balance.
02:10 It gets to the weekend and I'll have a beer or two and I'll eat my takeaways, I'll indulge
02:15 in the foods I want to indulge in.
02:16 When I get to Monday I want to go again.
02:18 I'm not in the gym 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
02:21 I'll do three sessions, maybe four a week and have the other three or four days off.
02:26 I'll relax on my diet the weekend.
02:28 So don't get caught up in feeling like you have to be in the gym the whole time because
02:32 that's when it will get upsetting and get a bit depressing.
02:35 You need to just sort of have that balance but I promise you having the gym and diet
02:41 balance in your life will make you feel a lot happier mentally.
02:45 Training I think, you don't want to be doing the same thing.
02:48 I'll play a bit of paddle tennis, a bit of golf, a bit of football, go for walks with
02:51 the dogs, go for runs outside, go for runs inside, hip workouts inside, weight sessions.
02:56 I just like to do all different forms of exercise, boxing, because if you do that you won't get
03:01 bored doing the same thing.
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