According to a 2018 study, the rate at which people tend to stick to their weight loss goals in the new year falls by about 25 per cent in the first week, 33 per cent by February, and 50 per cent by June. If these disheartening statistics are any proof, we could all do with some expert advice on how to stick to our fitness resolutions.
A week into the new year is as good a time as any other to get some intel on what we’re doing right and wrong, so the struggle to stay on the right path gets a little easier. We reached out to Radhika Karle—a master Pilates trainer and educationist, fitness trainer, nutritionist, author, and the founder of the Mumbai-based fitness studio Balanced body—for her top tips. “If you’ve fallen off the fitness bandwagon, it is important to assess why. Maybe it was a sign that you were on the wrong bandwagon! Once you understand that, you can try to not make the same mistake twice,” explains Karle. She recommends starting slowly and steadily and getting help to set a fitness journey that works for you so you can keep moving forward.
Scroll on for some of her other very doable fitness tips that will have you looking forward to your workouts.