New year can be fraught with pressure to make promises and new years resolutions you can’t keep. These just set you up for failure. Instead, why not try these simple changes that you can achieve in small easy steps!

New Years Resolutions That Won’t Break Your Spirit

Add a little exercise, a little at a time

If you go from zero to wanting to hit the gym 7 days a week, you will likely disappoint yourself. They key is to start small and build up your exercise. Try these 3 ways to start exercising more and once you conquer these, then start adding a gym workout to the mix!

Baby Steps to a Better diet

Changing your diet on the 1st of January is a tempting resolution, but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Having a balanced diet is important, but it may take time to transition. There’s usually a lot of meal planning involved, so make 1 positive nutritional / meal change each week until you feel comfortable with a bigger step!

Stretching is a gateway exercise

Stretching is incredibly beneficial to your body. From yoga to core strengthening and just simple warm-ups and downs – stretching is good on its own or as part of a bigger workout.

Starting a stretching regime is a great way to incorporate mild exercise and flexibility into your new years resolutions come January 1st!

Happy New Year from the GoProtein team.

Sometimes the hardest part about getting into an exercise regime is just starting. Once in a routine, it becomes easier. So, here are 3 ways to start exercising more, without too much effort or commitment needed.

Easy ways to exercise more

Take the stairs

Do you work in an office building? If you regularly visit places with elevators, why not walk up the stairs instead? If you’re on an upper floor, start simple and get off 1 or 2 floors early. Soon you will be conquering many more floors with ease.

Walk, Jog or Cycle to work Once a week

The prospect of exercise as a standalone activity can be intimidating. But how about using it to get where you need to go occasionally? I don’t recommend committing yourself to more than once a week to begin with, but once you start, you will soon feel the benefits.

If your work is too far away, try getting off the bus a stop or two early to begin the process.

Exercise with Friends

Walking or hiking with friends on the weekend is a great way to build exercise into your life, without the pressure of doing it alone. You can have a coffee afterwards too – which is always a nice way to finish. Exercising with friends provides support, good company, and a guaranteed enjoyability factor!

Good luck with starting your exercise journey. For more reading and tips, see our articles on stretching, and beginner’s workouts!

You don’t need to, but there are several reasons why you might want to wear compression clothing.

Reasons to wear compression clothing while training

Compression clothing is a great way to outline your new physique. But, it can also aid the recovery process, both from a training workout and an injury.

It increases blood flow to an area, improving nutrient flow, and keeping the area warm. This prevents inflammation and helps reduce Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. It can also help to spread the load, reducing the stress on a poorly joint.

If you have an injury compression gear can help you to maintain your routine. It can also simply make you feel better about exercising because it’s snug, doesn’t ride up and is comfortable.

Wearing the right kind of workout gear can help with confidence and push you further with your training too.

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