{"id":381679,"date":"2026-01-01T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/381679\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:34:07","slug":"sticking-to-your-fitness-goals-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/381679\/","title":{"rendered":"Sticking to your fitness goals in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PARK CITY \u2014 2026 begins tomorrow, and one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ksltv.com\/?p=840215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">most popular New Year\u2019s resolutions<\/a> is getting into shape. But experts say unrealistic expectations often lead to burnout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really common to get really ambitious this time of year, and go really hard and try to start out really strong, and then it tends to fade away because we set these really lofty goals and then we can\u2019t maintain them,\u201d said Alora Bonner, an exercise physiologist at <a href=\"https:\/\/intermountainhealthcare.org\/locations\/park-city-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Intermountain Park City Hospital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bonner said consistency matters more than intensity for long-term success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes we feel like, \u2018Oh, if I\u2019m not drenched with sweat after my workout, if I\u2019m not super sore after my workout, it doesn\u2019t count.\u2019 And that\u2019s just not true,\u201d she said. \u201cMaybe you can get 20 minutes in, maybe you can get five minutes in; that adds up throughout the week, throughout the month, and throughout the year. Every little bit helps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Current guidelines recommend approximately 150 minutes of cardiovascular exercise each week, along with two days of resistance training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of time, preventing injury comes down to building strength,\u201d Bonner said.<\/p>\n<p>Bonner suggested doing squats to help with strength, and exercises to work on balance. \u201cPracticing standing on one foot can be good, even practicing with your eyes closed, which can be an added challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t get to the gym, Bonner said there are exercises you can do at home. You can use everyday items like chairs and countertops for exercises, such as modified push-ups. Even those small amounts of movement can add up to real results over time \u2014 helping you have a healthy 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake it one day at a time,\u201d Bonner said. \u201cDon\u2019t be too hard on yourself and give yourself grace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PARK CITY \u2014 2026 begins tomorrow, and one of the most popular New Year\u2019s resolutions is getting into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97,2976,28998,28997,99,2988,2987,2986],"class_list":["post-381679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-home","tag-ksltv-com","tag-ksltv-com-utah-news","tag-sports","tag-talk-and-community","tag-traffic","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}