{"id":3602,"date":"2016-02-01T11:22:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T18:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2025-10-11T16:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:03:49","slug":"new-month-new-year-new-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2016\/02\/01\/new-month-new-year-new-me\/","title":{"rendered":"New Month, New Year, New Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, my year doesn&#8217;t start on February 1st. \u00a0 It has just taken a month to take this year&#8217;s bull by the horns and put in place a plan to make this the best year ever. \u00a0 At the end of last year, I was told that I would be a Polar Ambassador for 2016. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3604 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ambassadorbadge2016-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"ambassadorbadge2016\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> As many of you know, I was one of the top three Polar Internet retailers in the nation before I became a <a href=\"http:\/\/teambeachbody.com\/howtobefit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team Beachbody Coach<\/a>, and now as the new year begins, I have more and more responsibilities representing the company whose products I have used for almost 30 years. \u00a0 With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=809905&amp;u=331276&amp;m=56684&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polar heart rate monitors<\/a> tracking all of my workouts, I came close to being a national class runner before a bad car accident derailed my career. \u00a0 Now I am back on track and focusing on training and being a positive role model for everyone to see at 65.<\/p>\n<p>If you made resolutions for this year, how are they going? 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