{"id":19146,"date":"2020-01-02T00:12:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T00:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeandnews.com\/articles\/?p=19146"},"modified":"2020-01-04T00:37:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T00:37:35","slug":"why-your-new-years-resolution-to-go-to-the-gym-will-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeandnews.com\/articles\/why-your-new-years-resolution-to-go-to-the-gym-will-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Why your New Year’s resolution to go to the gym will fail"},"content":{"rendered":"

William Clark<\/a>, Binghamton University, State University of New York<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Come January, 40% of Americans will make New Years resolutions<\/a>, and nearly half of them will aim<\/a> to lose weight or get in shape.<\/p>\n

But 80% of New Year\u2019s resolutions fail by February<\/a>, and gyms will experience a decrease in traffic after the first and second months<\/a> of the year as those who made New Year\u2019s resolutions to get in shape lose steam.<\/p>\n

As a lecturer at Binghamton and former Olympic weightlifter, world champion powerlifter and strength coach<\/a>, much of my life has been spent in training halls and gyms around the country. People often ask me, \u201cHow do I stay motivated to work out?\u201d<\/p>\n