20 Ways to Upgrade Your Health Without Making a New Year’s Resolution

It’s almost that time of year again-New Years Resolution time. Did you know that 86% of people that make a New Year’s Resolution quit that goal before the end of January! They don’t even make it a month. This year instead of making a New Year’s Resolution, which you won’t finish, I have something better for you.

20 ways to upgrade your health-I want you to pick 1 to focus on. Just 1, once you start with the 1 and you have incorporated it into your life then, if you want, you can choose another one to focus on BUT you can only do this if the first one you choose is integrated into your life. It’s not about stopping the first one BUT continuing with the first one you chose and adding in a second on, when and if you are ready for that.

Here are the 20 ways to upgrade your health for 2026. 10 are health/fitness focus and 10 are self-improvement focus.

Health/Fitness Focus

  1. Drink a glass of water first thing in the morning
  2. Walk for 30 minutes 5 out of 7 days a week
  3. Lift weights 3 days per week
  4. Once per week try a new recipe
  5. Once per week try a new fruit or veggie
  6. Add 2 servings of veggies to your lunch and supper
  7. Add 1 serving of fruit to your breakfast and lunch
  8. Aim for 30 grams of protein at each meal
  9. Stretch for 5 minutes every night before bed
  10. Track your weights lifted to see your progress-this journal can help

Self-Improvment focus

  1. Listen to a positive podcast every day
  2. Read for 10 minutes every day
  3. Read 1 fiction book per month
  4. Read 1 non fiction book per month
  5. Start a gratitude journal
  6. Set a timer on Instagram to help you reduce your time spent on IG
  7. Call a friend each week
  8. Mail someone a card each week
  9. Start a new hobby
  10. Volunteer monthly

I hope these ideas help you to stay focused on one thing that can help you become healthier and that you can stick with it longer then the month of January!

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