January Newsletter

HEALTHY HABITS Wellness January 2024 NEWSLETTER THE SCIENCE OF REACHING YOUR GOALS It can be challenging to make long- standing changes to any area of health and well-being. Consistency is the key to making changes the positively impact physical and mental well-being. It can often be helpful to make small incremental changes over time instead of making one audacious and perhaps unrealistic goal. A helpful way to think With the new year here many may be about health and wellness goal setting is thinking about their personal health goals the 80/20 rule; make 80% of your lifestyle for the upcoming year. Typically, about 36% decisions from a health-conscious point of of individuals can sustain these goals past reference and leave 20% room for the one-month mark and only 9% of flexibility. This leaves room for making individuals sustain these changes throughout the entire year. intentional choices instead of perceiving Most chronic disease can be prevented decisions that are not health and wellness through adopting long-term healthy habits focused as a failure. ie. healthy lifestyle. Making decisions every day that support Research indicates that the highest your total well-being will lead to long term chances of success come with making disease risk reduction and an improved SMART goals. sense of overall well-being. MEDITATE ACTIVITY Challenge yourself to Give mindfulness a prioritize your health try! Free, live, expert- and well-being this led virtual month with Healthy meditations. Habits Bingo. REGISTER GO TO ACTIVITY