Changing behaviors is difficult during a normal year. Add the tumultuous events of 2020, and it’s easy to think about giving up before you even begin.
Don’t! A group of experts and those who have succeeded at their goals are here to help in five key areas: losing weight and getting fit, quitting smoking, organizing your home, managing your time and achieving financial health.
As you enjoy the clean slate of 2021, here are some strategies for achieving and maintaining your goals for good.
Finding fitness
Peter Goodspeed, 70, of Richardson began running in 1972 to get ready for his U.S. Army boot camp. After completing his military service during the Vietnam War, he ran three miles every day, and he continued running through marriage and family life. He would run with his son, who was on a cross country team. “We completed over 120 5Ks at White Rock Lake during the course of six years. Afterwards, we would go to Denny’s for the Grand Slam,” Goodspeed says.
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You know you need to stay hydrated for body and mind but why is it so important to get a certain amount?
Well, water makes up about 60 percent of the body, says New York City–based Jaclyn London, RD, head of nutrition and wellness at WW, and data from the U.S. Geological Survey, a government agency, backs that up.
Because it’s such a big part of your makeup, water is involved in a multitude of functions, says Ryan Andrews, RD, principle nutritionist and adviser at Precision Nutrition in Norwalk, Connecticut. For example, water dissolves and transports other substances around the body, assists in metabolic reactions, lubricates tissues like eyes and joints, regulates body temperature, provides minerals, and acts as a building material for cells.