28 Jan 2026

How to make your New Year's fitness resolutions last

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 28 January 2026
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If you made a resolution to get fit at the start of this month - and you're still sticking to it, congratulations.

Research suggests about 70 percent of people make some kind of New Year's resolution, and "more exercise" is one of the most common.

But if you have fallen short already - should you give up entirely?

Richard Beddie is the head of Exercise New Zealand - he says definitely not. He joins Kathryn to talk about ditching the guilt and building good - and realistic - exercise habits.