Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About New Year's Resolutions? (Closed)

They're kinda funny. I go to a gym near my house regularly and around Jan 1st to the middle of February there's a ton of people, but no one's resolution lasts any longer than that

I like them and I have been making them for years but I try to make them realistic and precise. For example, instead of writing that I want to lose weight I write exactly how I plan to do that, drink less soda, walk 30 minutes a day, for example.

like a gym that converts to a bar in march

I don’t do them. There not really that big here in Australia

I've had a few successes with them, but I don't make one every year, just when I think there's something I'm ready to do. The date makes me look at what I can improve. It has to be really personal and specific, though. I'm guessing nobody else has chosen "no getting in bed with clothes on "just to rest for a minute and get warm" because this always ends badly"

There's a big difference between "I'm gonna get fit" and "I'm gonna go to the gym Tuesdays and Thursdays on my way home from work" but prior make these huge things that can't really be achieved. But also don't pick something you hate, the gym industry has sold it to us that you can only get fit in that environment - go hiking, sailing, learn to dance, do gymnastics, something you'll love. I never used to have to work at wanting to go again to perfect a trick.

What I hate about new years resolutions is I'm a gym (swim) member year round. The place is packed solid from 1st January to about 8th February every year. I guess that's helpful financially, they subsidise people who go, but you get no sense of what the place is like by joining in January, no wonder you don't keep coming.

I personally don't make resolutions, because I never hold onto doing what I wanted to do. I just set some broad goals I want to accomplish. This year for example my goal is : Exercise more.

if your motivated to do it, its a really great way to set goals to make yourself a better person. but otherwise it's a waste of time. i make the one every year and have never done it