Why Do New Year's Resolutions Fail?
It’s that time of year when people start setting goals for the New Year. We all go into the new year with excitement and enthusiasm for a fresh start and a clean slate, but quickly, our New Year’s dreams become just that… a dream.
The #1 New Year’s Resolution in the US in 2021 was “doing more exercise or improving my fitness” followed by “losing weight” from a poll by Statista. Unfortunately, it takes less than 32 days for an average person to break their resolutions, according to a poll highlighted in the New York Post. Surprisingly, two of the top reasons for failure are setting unrealistic goals and not keeping track of progress.
FytFeed wants to turn that on its head. We want to make our New Year’s goals realistic, achievable, and fun. When we set goals like “drop 20 pounds”, we often get discouraged if we don’t see the scale moving. By setting goals based on controllable actions, we are much more likely to succeed. Yes, it takes discipline to stick to our goals, but through community encouragement and accountability, those goals become part of a community effort—and a fun one at that. To kick off 2022, FytFeed is generating a challenge that is based on building a well-balanced and sustainable lifestyle.
New Year, New Ways of Viewing Success
According to the World Health Association, adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week. So, to kick off the New Year, FytFeed is running a Global Challenge that anyone can join through the app. Those participating in the challenge will track the number of active minutes they participate in throughout the month. The goal is to end the month with a total of 665 minutes of moderate physical activity. The app provides an encouraging community to increase our motivation and accountability as we update the challenge and turn our new resolution into a continual habit. If you want to join in, find the Your Year! Your Y Challenge in FytFeed’s Global Challenges.
Regardless of your resolution, the Your Year! Your Y Challenge will help you build and maintain a healthy and realistic baseline of physical activity while you pursue the lifestyle of your dreams. At FytFeed, we are all about embracing the journey of living a healthy and active lifestyle. Through community support, we want the journey to lead people to find activities they genuinely enjoy and have fun doing. We say: “What’s your Y?” because we want you to learn what drives you, and we want to learn with you!
Have a different goal in mind? You can also set up an individualized challenges through the FytFeed app and invite your friends and share your progress. By following our blog, we’ll be continually providing tips about building sustainable and fun healthy lifestyles through mindset practices, community support, and group challenges and goals.
Giveaway!
If you complete the Your Year! Your Y Challenge, you will be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to the small business of your choice! If you share FytFeed with a friend who downloads the app, have them sent FytFeed a private message letting us know your referred them, and your name will get entered an additional time for each new member of the Fyt Fam!