Exercise for the lazy

New Year’s resolution (n)

a promise that you make to yourself to improve your lifestyle by starting to do something good for you (or stop doing something bad) in the coming year

push yourself (v)

increase the amount of effort you put into whatever activity you are doing; try harder

trade-off (n)

a situation where you accept the disadvantages of something in order to get the benefits it brings

sedentary (a)

involving little exercise or physical activity

easy win (n)

a task that is both easy to accomplish and brings positive results

(more) bang for your buck

a better result for the same amount of effort you put into something