A recent study shows only 10-percent of Americans keep their New Year's Resolutions. The YMCA of Roanoke Valley is trying to help members stick to their resolutions to get in shape and stay healthy. Tonya Flory shows us how. Even though it's the same resolution Mills has made every year, this year she's has a plan. The Y offers a 12 weeks program to begin which helps members achieve a short term goal.
Trainers say after that the chance they'll stick with it is greater.
In fact, the YMCA had a 99-percent success rate with the 12 week program in 1999. Another fitness group is hoping the year 2000 will be the one that gets them healthy with a friendly dare. Today members and nonmembers signed up to accept the challenge. The package offers them incentives like prizes and a starter kit with detailed information about how exercise can prevent heart disease and diabetes. Instructors demonstrated a step by step program on how to workout safely and effectively.