Kickstart your New Year and WIN a Fitbit from Electric Ireland!

Electric Ireland: Una

Hi everyone,

It's the new year, a time when people tend to think of health and fitness goals... and with the Olympics set to take place this year also, there will be plenty of inspiration!

We are delighted to be supporting Team Ireland as they make their journey on the road to Rio. For athletes like Thomas, the training begins in the very early hours of the morning - you can see his first day of 2016 in our short story below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Qe6G4XSjk

We're sure you were also out for an early morning run on New Year’s Day but just in case you need a little extra push, we're giving away a Fitbit Charge to one lucky Boards.ie member!



To be in with a chance to win, just post your New Year’s resolution to this thread!

Just to note:
- This competition closes on the afternoon of Tuesday 26th January
- One entry per person



All the best!

The Electric Ireland Social Media team

ems_12

I've picked an achievable NYR to go with my usual 'get fit, stop eating junk' resolutions.......hydrate!! I'm cutting out as much tea & coffee as possible, and trying to drink a lot more water throughout the day  :) Now if I could just get a Fitbit to encourage the fitness side of things I'd be doing well  

coolclogher

Give up the cigarettes

Cathmandooo

To take up running, this would be a great help

RosieJoe

To try to stop stressing over things so much.

RoadhouseBlues

I have started drinking alkaline water, am visiting the health shop more often (instead of annoying the doctor all the time), and I would like to get more active. Thats the plan:-)

sparkyboy71

Well this year I want to enter a bodybuilding competition.. At 45 it will have to be "Masters" ... Also know as "Old Farts" category... But I want to train hard and compete!

syklops

Sleep. Get long, good sleep every night. I basically spent my twenties over tired, and then wondered why I had no energy. For the past 10 days Ive been in bed before midnight, many days in bed before 11, and getting up has not been as torurous as it was in the past.

So my new years resolution is to get more, better quality sleep.

clancger

Looks like everyone here on same wavelength ;-)

Sleep More
Stress less
Get more liquids in

Morini

I have two: To do 'Park Run' every Saturday, and to enter one competition every week (this one counts!).

And having read others', I think I'd better hydrate too.

lazer.blue

Get active

wexdevil

Mine is simply to read more books

mixery

Start playing basketball again. I've let myself down a lot in that aspect over the last year.

mahoganygas

Go visit the folks more often.

razor12345

Stick to my marathon training plan and finally break sub 4 hours

ainy

my resolution is to spend more time focused on my daughter, and do more activities with her. phone gets put away when shes around (shes napping at min so i'm allowed it now!!)

maximoose

Enter more competitions.

Monife

This will probably sound so cheesy but just to be a better version of myself
 in every way possible (healthy, happy and kind)

billbond4

don more running at lunchtime at work instead of chatting in the canteen.
Put my phone away and play properly with my kids

Vahevala

I would love to win this because I am trying to focus on exercise now that I have close just about 8 stone (1lb away) 

This would encourage me to do more exercise to maintain this weight! 

remeneerb

I'm going to start training for a half marathon later this year so early starts and no late nights for me!

WetDaddy

My new year's resolution is to look a little less pointy.

Sandyn75

  To follow the 80/20 rule and take up boxercise

Evelyn c

Because I know diets do not work, the only way to loose weight and get fit has to be a lifestyle change. Eat healthy and exercise. I will continue to follow this mind set for 2016 plus I have now given up salt in my diet. I now use herbs and spices to flavour food and two weeks into January I do not miss it, Happy New Year all 

magicray

I am going to stop worrying and stressing about things that I have no control over - I cant have another year like 2015  

CBFi

I lost 3 stone last year and it's my goal to keep up the good work and lose another 3 stone this year and be a healthy weight and feel good in my own skin! 

Tzardine

Get myself into shape. Running 3 times a week. And learn Spanish . 

Gracias !

Smokeyskelton

Get very slightly fitter.

fritzelly

To spend next Christmas and New Years in the sun because I can't take the frigging cold here

g1983d

My NYR is exercise more so that I have more energy

pogsick

I'm not fat by any means but I do need to lose the gut that has appeared in the last year or so. Drink more water(extremely tedious as I don't like the boringness of it) and get extremely lucky work wise

Beagslife

To upgrade from my great Fitbit Flex to a wonderful Fitbit Charge! 

AMCCORK

I have lost weight over the last year and a half in 2016 I want to step it up not settle and finally get to goal!

liquoriceall

My new years resolution is to actually be consistent this year with my running and run 3 times a week no matter what! Also to go back to college and do my masters😯

lotsofthegreen

Limit alcohol consumption to once forthnightly and to exercise more 

October

Lose weight once and for all

Zombienosh

Not let work effect my home life & not let work stress me out

Fr_Dougal

Increase core strength is my priority for 2016.

Princess Peach

Dance every day

yoginindublin

My resolution is to make me my priority. To make my happiness the first. In line with this, I will maintain a healthy body with good diet abd exercise. My mind healthy by laughing, meditating. To surround myself with people who support and love me.

donegal.

starting running

actuar90

Read more, less takeaways & run a 5k this summer

68 lost souls

Don't get injured again, train hard, race harder.

mrskinner

Gym

RedXIV

Get in shape for the wedding!

convert

Get back to the fitness level I was at this time last year. I don't think I'm too far off it, so should be achievable. I also want to enter a few 5k (and hopefully 10k) races to use as stepping stones to reach my goal.

jtceltic

Im hoping to lose 2 stone, and up to 10% body fat

Sine Spe

To practice meditation daily. I already feel like a new woman!

Dewdropdeb

To lose 80lb.  2 weeks in and down a stone already. This year it is going to happen! 

cee_jay

Travel more and visit at least 4 European cities.

mirrorwall14

Get more active, get off the couch and take part in my schools 5k in March. I can do this!!