The New Year's Resolution Guide has articles, FAQs and tools to help you succeed with your goals this year. You can find out why most resolutions fail, get tips on how to follow through on your goal and even download a resolution contract to help make sure you stay on the right path. Happy New Year and good luck!

A New Year's Resolution Without a Gym This is the time of year when everyone rushes out to buy a membership at their local gym. Gyms love January because it's typically the busiest time of the year. This year is unfortunately a bit different from others.

New Year's Resolution Tips Hope you had a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a Great New Year. Now that all of the holidays are out of the way, it's back to the business of staying healthy. The New Year is a time of renewal. Many people us it as a starting point for change and a lot of them actually succeed in improving their lives.

6 Steps to a Successful New Year's Resolution The New Year can bring hope to those seeking a positive change in their lives. January acts as a starting point for improvement, however all too often, resolutions end up in failure and the positive benefits that could have been realized are never seen.

Why a New Year's Resolution Fails It seems as if we go through this every year. Come January 1st, people start thinking about what parts of their lives they can improve and hours later they begin an ambitious plan to make themselves better. This is a good thing right? If everyone actually stuck to their resolutions, then yes, this would be a good thing.

Exercise New Year's Resolutions Getting into shape can be a lot harder than jumping on the treadmill or buying a gym membership. There are some steps you can take to increase your chances for success and make the transition from sedentary to active easier on your body.

Best Diet New Year's Resolutions Starting a healthy diet may seem as easy as eating less but the types of foods you eat can be just as important as the amount. Different foods can have good or bad health effects so simply eating less won't always make you healthier.

How do you burn calories? Creating a calorie deficit is the key to losing weight. A calorie deficit is simply the difference between what your body uses and what you eat. To lose weight, you either need to eat less or burn more. Burning calories can be accomplished using a variety of techniques.

Will weight training make me gain weight when I'm dieting? Weight training has long been associated with muscles. It's never been thought of as a mode of exercise to engage in when trying to lose weight. However those who choose to leave strength training out of their routine out of fears it will cause weight gain will miss out on a host of benefits that can't be realized with cardiovascular exercise alone.

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