Compass Rose Nutrition & Wellness
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With Gaylene Gomez
Are you planning to improve your health and wellness in 2024?
If the past year hasn't gone quite as you planned on the health and well-being front, the New Year is a great time to think about where you'd like to be - both this time next year and much further down the line.
Have you ever found yourself, at the beginning of a new year, yearning for more happiness and a reduction in stress? If you have, you're certainly not alone. The past year has brought about a whirlwind of events, and the desire for increased happiness and reduced stress seems to be a common theme. It's not just something I've observed; studies echo these sentiments, and my clients frequently express similar concerns.
When we pursue happiness, we often look to things outside ourselves for inspiration. We connect our happiness to what others can see, like meeting certain expectations. But when we can't meet these external standards, it can make happiness seem far away and hard to reach.
However, the secret to genuine happiness lies within ourselves. It's not about projecting our ideals of happiness onto others or relying on material possessions. True happiness emanates from our inner selves.
While you might have already devised health and fitness goals for the upcoming year, have you considered setting resolutions for other aspects of your life? Let's change our new years goals to not only encompass health but also fun, pleasure and happiness!
Are you ready to start finding your happiness?
If you’ve made it through the festive season without putting weight on, you don’t want to undo your hard work by going crazy at New Year parties instead. Any extra pounds you put on at this time of year can be very difficult to shift and could take months to lose.
If that doesn’t align with your New Years goals, then taking some steps to make sure that you don’t put on weight in the first place will be helpful.
The combination of colder weather and plenty of comfort food can mean that your health and fitness goals are sidelined over the holiday season.
It’s a magical time of year, but it also tends to be very unhealthy too.
A lot of us feel lethargic and sluggish after overindulging over the holidays. Add in the fact that fitness can go on the back burner at this time of year, and you've got a recipe for feeling unhealthy and gaining some extra pounds.
Lots of people find that they put weight on too, which can be hard to shift come January. If you want to avoid this scenario, you’ll need to be a bit more diligent over the festive period and take a few extra steps to be active and eat well.
So let’s talk about how you can enjoy a healthier holiday season this year and still keep things fun.
