Jan 1st.

Strap in for more health and fitness advice than anyone needs, or wants.

And with most people feeling like the pic above about the gym, what do you do? It starts with the inevitable New Years Resolutions conversation; What are you going to do change to make 2023 “your best year ever”? Which frankly is a bit like the “what would you do if you won the lottery?” conversation…..but with so many resolutions being made right now let's not lose sight of 3 things that WON'T change.

1. Self-Care is Non-Negotiable

Many of us burn ourselves out taking care of everyone else but forget about ourselves. Remember, you can't pour from an empty cup. Think about what they say when you board an airplane: Put your oxygen mask on first. Help yourself so that you can be the best version of you to help others.

2. The "Other" 165

For most of us, making it to the gym 3 times in a week is a great week. It also means that your results are largely going to be dictated by the "Other 165" hours in the week. Factors like sleep, stress, hydration and nutrition have a lot more to do with how your clothes fit than those TRX rows that you did yesterday. Yes, it's important to get your workouts in. But it's even more important to be accountable to what happens during the "Other 165." Embrace it.

3. The Simpler The Better

When it comes to exercise, the basics are always best. Expensive, elaborate equipment and machines that nobody really knows how to use are not only unnecessary, they take away from the desired outcome. We are even back to ads for products that you apply to the skin and will burn fat….OMG! (Spolier Alert: they won’t).

What Should You Do?

Become the best at the basics and the rest will take care of itself. It's pretty simple. Take care of yourself, pay attention to what happens during the 165 hours a week when you're NOT in the gym, and keep things simple.

Things that won’t change…