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Do you make a New Year’s resolution each January 1st and find that it’s long forgotten by the time February arrives? If so, you’re definitely not alone. For most people, making a New Year’s resolution is like setting yourself up to fail. Figuring out how to make resolutions that actually stick can be a challenge. So, if you’re serious about making a change, it’s best to look for alternative ways to do it.
Setting an intention to make health your focus in 2026 is an excellent goal to set. Rather than putting pressure on yourself to have reached a certain weight by the end of the year or setting unrealistic fitness goals, focusing on your health is much more realistic. Setting the intention to make positive changes in your life, rather than focusing on a fixed outcome, can be a healthier way to approach the new year. The new year may be a fresh start, but it’s only a date. Every single new minute, hour, and day is a chance to make a fresh start.
Let Go of Perfection, and Focus on Building Habits
Making positive changes in your life isn’t about seeking perfection. It’s the setting of unrealistic goals that make people give up on their resolutions. This is because even the slightest ‘slip-up’ makes them feel like they have failed. Setting the intention that you will be making your health a priority enables you to make choices each day that support this, and they will eventually become habits.
Make Positive Changes to Your Eating Habits
Many people start the new year by restricting their calorie intake to try and help them lose weight fast. Others are tempted by quick-fix solutions, such as weight loss injections. These can deliver results, but they are unlikely to help you achieve the results you’re looking for in the longer term. Instead, it’s helpful to look for weight loss solutions that work naturally to reset your metabolism as this is more likely to help you achieve lasting changes without unhealthy quick-fix solutions.
Make Fitness a Part of Your Routine
Pushing yourself hard at the gym and exercising excessively can seem like a good way to see fast results from your fitness efforts. Unfortunately, pushing yourself too hard and overexercising is more likely to cause you an injury and leave you feeling exhausted.
When you’re focusing on your health rather than achieving the body of a swimwear model, you can start to introduce small habits that all add up to a much bigger and lasting change. Trying to be active in your daily life whn you’re going about your business, is a helpful way to do this. For example, walking or cycling more, or taking fitness classes with your friends, are easy ways to be more active every day.
Leaving quick-fix solutions in 2025 are great ways to make 2026 your year of health. Your progress doesn’t need to be fast, just make healthy habits your intention and be consistent, and you’ll see results.
