Whatever you do, don't join a gym unless you're sure you'll make good use of it.

不管你做什么，除非你确定可以合理利用健身卡，否则不要轻易加入办会员卡。

So many people waste lots of money by signing up for membership and then hardly ever go.

很多人办理会员，浪费了很多钱，然而他们几乎不去健身房。

What happens to their good intentions?

他们好的初衷怎么发生了改变？

I don't think people suddenly stop caring about improving their fitness, or decide they have more important things to do.

我不认为人们会突然停止关注改善他们的健康状况，或者决定有更重要的事情去做。

I think people lose interest when they don't think they're making enough progress.

我觉得当人们认为没有取得足够的进步时，会失去兴趣。

That's when they give up hope and stop believing they'll ever achieve their goals.

他们会放弃希望，不再相信他们会实现自己的目标。

Also, what people sometimes don't realise when they start is that it takes a lot of determination and hard work to keep training week after week and lots of people don't have that kind of commitment.

而且人们有时没有意识到，他们开始锻炼的时候需要很大的决心和努力才能坚持一周又一周的锻炼，很多人并没有这样的投入。

One thing you can do to help yourself is to set manageable goals - be realistic and don't push yourself too far.

设定易控制的目标是你可以做的帮助自己的一件事，现实一点，不要太逼自己。

Some people advise writing goals down, but I think it's better to have a flexible approach.

有些人会建议写下目标，但我认为灵活一些更好。

Give yourself a really nice treat every time you reach one of your goals.

每次你达到目标时，都要好好地奖励自己。

And don't get too upset if you experience setbacks - it's a journey - there are bound to be difficulties along the way.

但如果你遇到挫折，也不要太沮丧，因为这是一段艰难的旅程。