Fitness should be routine, not resolution - UPI

The secret to keeping to an exercise plan throughout the year is for fitness to become a routine rather than just another resolution, a U.S. expert advised.

Colleen Greene, wellness coordinator at the University of Michigan Health System's health promotion division, said exercise must become part of a long-term regular routine rather than be thought of as a short-term solution.

"The No. 1 New Year's resolution people have is to lose weight and it is really not that difficult," Greene said in a statement. "But many expect it to be done overnight and they lose their motivation when that doesn't happen."...