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Keeping Your Resolutions

Adapted from IDEA Fitness Journal January 2012

In 2011, TIME magazine named the joint goal of losing weight and getting fit as the most commonly broken New Year’s resolution.  There are many reasons people fall off the workout wagon:  Too tired. Too busy. Too boring. Too hard.  What can you do to keep yourself motivated to workout and keep your resolution this year?

The latest research shows that lack of exercise is not a motivational problem; it is that people have a strong counter-motivation not to exercise.  Common motivations for not exercising include wanting to spend more time with friends and family; trying to get more done at work; and avoiding anticipated pain, fatigue, injury or embarrassment.  These motivations are not just distractions; they are compelling goals that often trump exercise motivations like losing weight or improving health.  In order to keep your resolutions, you must address your counter-motivations or they will continue to compete with your fitness goals.

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Music Aids Performance

IDEA Fitness Journal January 2012

Do you want to reach new levels of power performance?  Why not try exercising while playing your favorite tunes? 

A study published in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research suggests that athletic performance improves when a participant gets to choose his own music.  The study involved 20 trained college males who performed three bench-press sets to failure at 75% of 1-repetition maximum (1RM) and three jump squats at 30% 1RM.  Subjects did the exercises twice – without music and again while listening to self-selected music.

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Snack Healthier for Diet

Adapted from Food and Nutrition News January 2012

It seems counterintuitive to suggest that people should be snacking more but a study published in the November 14, 2011, edition of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association concluded that increased snacking could positively impact overall diet quality.

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High-fructose diet raises diabetes, CVD risk factors in youth

Data on 559 adolescents ages 14 to 18 showed those who consumed large amounts of high-fructose corn syrup had higher blood pressure, fasting glucose and insulin resistance, suggesting that overconsumption of the sweetener may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The study was published in The Journal of Nutrition.

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