Share Start 2021 with books that ll inspire your year with well intentions. By Kate Dwyer January 01, 2021 Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.
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SHAPE s monthly book club, where we round up this month s must-reads across wellness, nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness.
Ancient Babylonians supposedly invented New Year s Resolutions, which means people have been making them for the past 4,000 years. Sure, you could sign up for a new workout plan or take on a reading challenge, but you could also commit to some real soul-searching that might be harder to quantify. For some, the pandemic has offered time and space for dealing with insecurities, embracing flaws, and finding new ways to stay connected to loved ones and many o
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Things we can count on in 2021: a presidential inauguration, more covid-19 vaccinations and new reading material. Even if you received books as holiday gifts, you ll want to check out January s offerings, which include a prequel to Angie Thomas s The Hate U Give, a fresh perspective on land ownership from Simon Winchester and a dual biography of sisters who changed medical history.
- Black Buck: A Novel, by Mateo Askaripour (Jan. 5)
Askaripour s satire revolves around the rudderless Darren, whose fortunes change when he joins the sales team of a strange start-up where he s the sole employee of color. But soon, family trouble convinces him to use his newfound success for his community s good.
Getting fit and healthy in 2021 will be about simplicity
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The last thing most of us want to do in the new year is start a depressingly restrictive diet or trudge to the gym before daybreak. Instead, getting fit and healthy in 2021 will be all about simplicity, gentleness and finding our inner calm.
Here are the wellness trends set to change our lives next year…
1. Fast – but for part of the day
In 2021, the trend for intermittent fasting – or time-restricted eating – will continue to grow, as evidence mounts to show its benefits for weight loss and all round health.
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Ethan Kross, PhD, is one of the world s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor at the University of Michigan and the Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, and NPR s Morning Edition. His Ethan Kross, PhD, is one of the world s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor at the University of Michigan and the Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, and NPR s Morning Edition. His pioneering research has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal