New Year, new start? For lots of us, January is time to focus on ourselves and our health and fitness – as many gyms up and down the country will attest! I always love making resolutions, though I freely admit I find it difficult to stick to them. Especially when it’s raining.
Focus on wellbeing
One way to enjoy health and fitness goals in 2022 is to focus on wellness: It’s all about feeling better in body and mind. Check out these 8 wellbeing trends for 2022 and how you can harness them in your life. Mindfulness is especially important for busy parents, who spend so much of their time in a rush.
Expect laziness
Kerry penned the excellently titled 10 Ways To Keep Fit When You Can’t Be Bothered a while back but it’s perennially pertinent to this months theme. I think the tip of packing your gym bag the day before is a good one. The idea of rummaging around in the dark morning looking for your sports bra is definitely off-putting when your motivation is a little lacklustre.
Raise body-confident kids
Raising happy kids who feel good about their bodies is a top priority for us as parents. During a season when it can be easy to fall into self-criticism, it’s good to remember that out children see how we treat ourselves…and treat themselves similarly. Sparkles and Stretchmarks has suggestions on how to raise body confident kids — a topic that helps us focus on being a body-confident adult too!
Try Dry January
Lots of people start off the year with Dry January, and Kerry and James from A Couple To Lose have 5 reasons why it’s a great idea! Starting the year with a set health goal and achieving it can certainly set you on the road to other similarly achievable goals. Not ready to completely cut out the occasional tipple? Some expert recommend trying a “damp January” with a scaled back drinking schedule as another option.
Be a tortoise, not a hare
Life coach Poppy Cross has some excellent advice on making changes in the New Year – namely, don’t go mad. Make sure your goals are actually achievable, or you’ll only make yourself feel awful if you falter. Slow but steady wins the race…
Here’s to making 2022 a fantastic year!
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About Sarah Lawton Coombs
Sarah is a mid (definitely still mid) thirties Mum of one boy, wife of another one, all living together on the edge of London. She insists that it is still London despite the suspiciously Essex-y postcode. Blogging over at Mumzilla, taking a turn down the health & fitness road as well as wittering about interiors, baking and things that make her laugh.
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