Another Year, Another New Year's Resolution -- But This Year You'll Have an Edge

MISSION, KS--(Marketwire - Jan 5, 2012) - This January, millions of Americans will put holiday indulgences behind them as they shift their focus from giving gifts to making those highly-anticipated New Year's resolutions. Some people will vow to travel more, some to give up smoking, and some will commit to finally losing weight the old-fashioned way -- by getting off the couch and into workout mode. In fact, more than half of the resolutions pledged across the country will be about fitness.

Worried about how you will keep your fitness resolution? Afraid you'll fall off the workout bandwagon come February? Fear not; here are three tips and a great new product to help make 2012 the year your resolution finally sticks.

Be Specific - Many fall short by creating New Year's resolutions that are lofty and open-ended. Make sure your fitness resolution is small enough to achieve and specific enough to measure each day. Committing to lose weight is a great idea, but attaching a specific, measurable action like working out for 30 minutes three times a week, turns that idea into an attainable goal.

Get Pumped - Music can take your workout to the next level. Give your goals a soundtrack with MOTOACTV by Motorola -- the world's first GPS fitness tracker and smart MP3 player -- all in one. The device can rock up to 4,000 of your favorite songs while tracking your every move and the smart music player learns what tracks motivate you by measuring your performance against your jams. It uses those songs to create your personal high-performance playlist that you can count on when the going gets tough.

Lamar Graham, editor-in-chief at Everyday Health, describes the music features, "The really cool thing about MOTOACTV is that it's an MP3 player that plots your favorite songs against your performance. It knows what songs you run or bike best to and then when you see the finish line in sight you hit your fit song and really kick it out."

Now you have no reason to cut that workout short!

Stay Motivated - Motivation is half the battle when you're trying to reach your fitness goals. MOTOACTV helps get you there faster than ever by tracking your fitness stats including time, distance, heart rate and even calories burned. It also features an audio coach that uses information you've uploaded onto the device to remind you where you are in your workout. The audio coach will help keep you on the path to success by giving tips like speed up, slow down or stay on pace to reach your desired goal.

For more information, visit www.motoactv.com.

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