We all make extreme promises from time to time, telling ourselves we'll never drink again after a bad hangover or that we'll exercise for two hours to make up for a missed workout. New Year's resolutions work the same way. Take a look at some of the extreme resolutions we sometimes make and alternative ideas for more realistic goals:

I will go to the gym and workout every day.Alternative: Start with 3 days a week and gradually add more days as you get comfortable.

I will stop using my treadmill to hang my clothes on and start training for the next Triathlon. Alternative: Set a goal to use your treadmill a certain number of times a week

I will sign up for that daily 7 a.m. boot camp class, even though I haven't gotten up that early in...well, ever.Alternative: Find a time that works best with your schedule and choose a class based on what you like, not what you think you should do.

I will never eat sweets again.Alternative: Make a rule for yourself that you can have sweets once a week to satisfy your sweet tooth without blowing your diet.

I will cook delicious, nutritious meals from scratch every night. Alternative: Buy a healthy cook Book and try making one new recipe each week or month.

I will do a hundred crunches a day - no, TWO hundred!Alternative: Educate yourself about the best way to get fab abs and then figure out the best use of your time (Hint: it isn't doing 200 crunches).

I will stop consumption of all alcoholic beverages, fast food, desserts, chips, biscuits and anything that tastes good. I will eat lettuce and lemon wedges and I will like it.Alternative: Choose one thing in your diet to focus on (e.g., eating a healthy breakfast, getting rid of fizzy drinks, etc.) and, when you’ve mastered that, move on to something else.

I will definitely use all the Fitness equipment I have acquired over the years, the treadmill, the rowing machine, the numerous exercise DVD’s ........   Alternative: Don’t do it alone, Join a gym, a Bootcamp or sign up for a batch of Fitness Classes; you will get the motivation you need from the instructors and from the other members.

If you have made resolutions in the past and just haven’t had the willpower to see them through maybe it’s time to get help from the experts! Call into us at Club Whitford, tell us your story and we will advise you of the most suitable training option for you, perhaps it will be a Gym Programme , a course of Fitness Classes or even the New Kickass Bootcamp either way you will get the help you need and be guaranteed great value for money.

We'd love to hear what your New Years Resolution is for 2012, so come on write it down, its amazing the conviction you get when you see it in black and white! Good Luck, here's to a healthier you.

Club Whitford Open Day Sunday 15th January 2012