Freestyle Fitness is a Reno gym offering different fitness classes Monday through Sunday. And we’re looking around at all these gym deals and promos and specials, all this “New Year, New You!” propaganda, and we want to clarify something important. Here’s the big secret to fitness.

The single most important thing you can do to improve your health this year – any year – is simply to eat better. Now, nutrition and fitness are two sides of the same coin. You’ll add years to your life and improve your health with a balanced diet, but thoughtful, effective, consistent movement is also important for a strong body. Think of it like this – for most of us, it’s 90% nutrition and 10% exercise.

The hard part for many of us is figuring out how to clean up our diet. Sure, there’s the obvious stuff – cutting out the soda, the empty snack foods, the pizza and takeout. Eating more vegetables. But then people start to get a little lost. They compare protein powders without really knowing what they’re looking for. They buy chicken breasts and get really sick of eating those by day four. And that’s why we started 30-day fitness challenges. Because it meant we could offer a detailed, day-by-day eating plan that eliminates all the questions and confusing about nutrition.

Our first challenge of 2017, Rebelution, starts Saturday, January 7, at 9:30. We partnered with the food experts at BFF Cafe for a comprehensive but simple eating plan that tastes good, and more important, help you establish positive nutrition habits. Things like planning and prepping. So much of our busy lifestyle these days is centered on convenience. We factor for that, but we also want to emphasize the importance of taking time for yourself, even if it’s just for a snack.

In addition to this meal plan, challengers get 30 days of unlimited fitness classes, a weekly challenger email with tips and bonus recipes, access to a locked Facebook page where we answer nutrition and fitness questions, a nutrition seminar, pre and post-challenge measurements and fitness assessments, and a chance at a free month of classes when all is said and done. Exercise is important, and support and encouragement matter too, but the value of this nutrition plan simply can’t be overstated. Luckily, you get it all with our Rebelution fitness challenge.

Reserve your spot now, and make 2017 the year you finally change your approach to food.