It's the holiday season. Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas is coming, and straight afterward is the start of the New Year. Everyone knows that cliche New Year's resolutions are right around the corner–but as cheesy as they can be, some can be helpful. Here are 5 useful New Year's resolutions for collegiate athletes to make and commit to.
Be Consistent With Workouts
When you have a break from school and your routine is messed up, a New Year's Resolution is a great way to commit to getting back into a consistent routine of working out when you get back. It might even help to start right away while you're still home. Either way, use this resolution to make sure you are doing what is necessary to excel at your sport.
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Eat Healthy
Another healthy habit that can get messed up over break is eating well…and maybe you weren't eating healthy before break either. Either way, make your New Year's resolution to eat better and be in peak shape for your season or use healthy eating as a way to excel in your offseason growth.
Commit More Time to School
Collegiate sports are very time-consuming so make a resolution to commit more time for school work and studying to ensure that you stay caught up and earn good grades. Most college athletes will not go professional so school is important and should be high on your priority list.
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Make Time for Friends
Time for school is important, but college is a time in your life when you are supposed to meet friends that will be with you for life. With that in mind, if you feel like you weren't spending enough time with friends prior to this holiday time, commit to them in the New Year with this simple resolution.
Carve Out Time for Yourself
Making time for all these parts of your life is hard, and your mental health is important too. There is no magic number of hours you should be spending on each part of your life, but having time to yourself is important. Making a resolution to save some time for yourself, to relax here and there, and to stay on top of your mental health is a good idea for all athletes.
People make New Year's resolutions every year, and as a collegiate athlete, it's not a bad idea to make one or two yourself and actually commit to them. Use this list as a guide so that you can be a better version of yourself.
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* Originally published on December 13, 2022, by Scott Abramson
