OK, after achieving for the FIRST TIME EVER a New Years Resolution from last year, (which was to not eat KFC for the entire year - achieved, thank you very much!), my friends sat down to discuss this years NY resolutions.
So, here's the idea :
Two friends wanted to increase their exercise effort.
One decided to commit to 20 minutes each day (be it walking, jogging, swimming etc).
The other wanted to do this as well. Now knowing these ladies like I do, I figured this was going to be a doomed effort.
SO, I suggested that for each day they did not do their 20mins, they had to put $2 in a jar (small price to pay one would think). However, the other person got to choose how to spend that accrued money (and it had to be spent on an exercise task).
How this works, say if you miss 10 times - that's $20 about the cost of 1hr aerobics class (the other person gets to choose the class though...).
If you missed 20 times thats $40, oh and that looks like nearly an entrance fee into a local half marathon (ouch!), do you see where this is going?
The more you miss, the higher the exercise penalty you will pay.
Therefore by doing this, they not only encourage each other to get the 20mins done, they know the penalty for not doing the 20mins is relying on the choice of other person. They will be hard task masters to each other - I know that!
Therefore if you are thinking about the exercise New Years resolution - do it with a good friend and attempt the 20min / $2 challenge!
P.S. I wasn't silly enough to go for this, so my NY resolution is no McDonalds and french fries this year - YTD - on track!