Set some SMART goals for a healthier you in 2022
Another year and another year when many people make some New Year’s Resolutions. So many people make resolutions, only to forget about them by February or so. I read that about 75% of us make resolutions which are broken only a week later. About half of us actually get through 6 months of keeping our resolutions. How can you set some health goals that you are more likely to keep in 2022? How often have you heard people say, “I want to eat healthier” or “I want to lose weight” but then nothing happens. How can you set some easy-to-follow health goals? First – set some S.M.A.R.T . goals. Specific – many people set goals that are vague. Many students in my class start out with goals like, “I will eat healthier.” When I ask them what specific thing they will do, many haven’t really thought about it. A more specific goal would be, “I will eat a piece of fresh fruit at lunch every day.” Not a hard thing to do...