After the gluttony of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve comes the New Year's resolutions.
"Oh yeah, there were cheat days," Cassidy Nelson said Friday as she worked out at Sky Fitness in Tulsa. "But not anymore. January 1 I said, 'I have to eat right.'"
Barbara Markert was also working out at Sky Fitness on New Year's Day. Her goal is to continue pushing herself forward after a successful and healthy 2015.
"I would just like to keep up my program," Markert said. "I have a wonderful workout group. We meet at 5 in the morning. We work out really hard and have a great trainer."
Markert said she plans to find success once again in 2016 by continuing to work out with her group of friends at Sky and also her trainer.
Nelson's plan is similar after she started working out at Sky last year as a resolution. She said she had to jump in and commit herself to a schedule to see results.
"Just being up here five, six days a week. Just getting up here," she said.
For 2016 her resolutions focus on preparing for a body building show later this year. But in 2015 her resolution to workout more was met with intimidation as she was new to the gym and in need of a plan. Nelson said intimidation is one reason many fail to keep their resolutions.
"They don't know what to do when they get here," Nelson said. "That is why I think small groups are awesome because the trainers teach you how to use each machine and you get comfortable. You meet friends."
Bryant Barnes became one of the newest members at Sky on the first day of 2016, as he signed up with his wife. As a two person support system, Barnes hopes they will each be able to stay committed to their resolutions this year.
"Just overall being healthy," he said. "As you get older you need to worry about that a little bit more than when I was younger."
Barnes won't be the only new member this month trying to keep resolutions in the gym.
Sky's fitness services director Jared Meacham expects around 500 new members to head to his gym. He said the most successful new members are willing to ask for help when needed.
"People have a higher level of success if they seek some form of professional guidance," Meacham said Work with a trainer. Take classes. Get on a regular schedule."
