Want to exercise more? Try setting an open goal for your New Year's resolution

Christian Swann, Southern Cross University

It's that time of year when many of us are setting goals for the year ahead. The most common New Year's resolution - set by 59% of us - is to exercise more.

But our research suggests the way we typically set goals in exercise often doesn't work. So, what should we do instead?

Our research interviewing elite athletes suggests one possibility is to set open goals instead.

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