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SPRING, THE TIME of year where ever y- thing starts anew. Or is it? By now, some people who made New Year's resolutions have stopped on their quest towa rd the goa ls they set. Other individua ls are still marching a long and ma king progress on their resolutions. But there's a nother group — those who a re physica lly doing something but a re just going through the motions. W hy? It cou ld be due to sta l led prog ress, lack of enthusia sm, being bored w ith t he s a me r out i ne , s e ei n g t he s a me fa ces at t he g y m , no va r iet y i n you r fitness classes, or maybe the instructors seem bored. W hy not tr y something different to sha ke things up, jump start your enthu- siasm and propel your progress forward. Ma ke it interesting and fun again. Here a re a few suggestions that may help you look at things in a better light. + Tr y another g ym. New faces, dif- ferent equipment and different class offerings await you at a new g ym. It's OK to have multiple memberships. If you ca n't a fford to have multiple memberships, many g yms offer week- long g uest pa sses or punch pa sses t hat a l low you purcha se a cer ta in number of classes, which you can use at your discretion. + T r y s o m e t h i n g c o m p l e t e l y different. A re you a ca rdio junkie? M a y b e t r y s o m e w e i g h t l i f t i n g instead. Pumping iron can cha llenge you and tell your muscles they have been worked. + Weather permitting, get outside. Go for a power wa lk, run or bike ride. + Make it fun. Play some heart-pumping music through your headphones and exercise as hard as you can for 20 sec- onds, then slow it down for 10 seconds. Keep repeating. + Step outside your comfort zone. Try a different class. Interva l cardio/ weight-tra ining, spin class, Tabata or kickboxing — these a re a ll ty pes of workouts we do at Wa lton's Tota l Fitness. Do you like working out at home? Think about investing in a new piece of equipment. The bottom line is, don't be a fra id to tr y new things. Put yourself out there. You never know what you may be good at. At age 45, I decided to ta ke a f itness class and was exposed to many different types of exercise I thought I would never be interested in. I found out that I love heav y power lifts, like dead lifts, shrugs, a nd t he clea n a nd press. W hat I a lso did not ex pect is that I would be good at it a nd much stronger tha n I thought. One of my clients at Wa lton's Tota l F it n e s s a l w a y s c h o s e t h e l i g ht e s t weights for her workouts. Recently, I cha llenged her to tr y heavier weights, e v en i f it w er e for ju s t one or t w o set s. She ended up usi n g more t ha n double the weight tha n she tried before a nd l i f t ed w it h ea se. I loved seei n g h o w pr ou d s h e w a s a n d h e r s e n s e of accomplishment. Don't become stagnant and bored. It 's easy to get in a rut, lose your enthusiasm a nd give up on your goa ls. Sha ke things up occasiona lly, keep your routine fresh a nd ma ke it fun a nd different. You may be much more capable tha n you think a nd discover a new interest or passion for f itness you never thought possible. Joni Walton is the owner of Danlee Medical P roducts and Walton's Total F i t n e s s . Wa l t o n h o l d s c e r t i f i c a - tio n s in G roup Fitn ess and S pin . To l e a r n m o r e a b o u t D a n l e e Me d i c a l , c a l l 8 0 0 - 4 3 3 -7 7 9 7 o r v i s it d a n l e e - m edical .co m . Fo r m o re info r m atio n r e g a r d i n g Wa l t o n's To t a l F i t n e s s , co nta ct Wa lto n at 315 - 4 3 0 - 3 6 5 5 o r joni@danleemedical .com . n KEEPING IT FRESH BY JONI WALTON 2 0❱❱❱❱❱ H E A LT H C O N N E C T I O N S 2 0