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How to make your strength building goals and stick to them in the new year

By Steve Inskeep

Published January 1, 2026 at 3:49 AM CST

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Is building strength your New Year's resolution? Here's how to assess strength, come up with goals, start an effective bodyweight routine and stick with it.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.