Are you planning to make a New Year’s resolution? You should be proud of yourself for trying to better yourself. With a new year, you want a new You! Every year, 38,5% of adults in the US make New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions are most common among those aged 18-34. Here are some fun facts about resolutions.
Number One Resolution
The number one New Years’ resolution is exercise. Naturally, this comes after the Thanksgiving and Christmas feasting. One begins to think of spring and fitting into one’s clothes. The majority of people who make self-improvement lists include exercise of some kind.
Next
Coinciding with exercise, people want to eat healthier. After the big holidays, one is ready to sit down with vegetables and salads, cutting the carbs back. After this is losing weight as a resolution.
Statistics
Between eating better and exercising more, everyone should be losing weight. Right? Unfortunately, no. Only 95 of people keep their New Year’s resolutions all year. By the end of the first week, 23% are quitting, and 64% quit by the end of January. There is even a name for quitting: “Quitter’s Day,” the second Friday in January [1].
Why Failure?
They say that timing is everything. Winter snows and frigid temperatures make outside activities difficult. Even driving to work takes longer in the snow. That makes driving to the gym more time-consuming. One finds it much easier to stay indoors in front of a warm fire while he sips cocoa than to deal with frosty temperatures. Perhaps is one saved the New Years’ resolution to begin in March, there could be a higher success rate.
Altogether, resolutions do encourage a person to live a better life. Therefore, they are good to make and keep. It is important to set realistic goals and strengthen them as the year progresses.
Notes:
- ^https://insideoutmastery.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/#:~:text=9%25%20successfully%20keep%20their%20New%20Year’s%20resolutions. (go back ↩)
