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MAKING MORE OBTAINABLE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
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PRESS HEALTH
PRIORITIZE YOURSELF
To successfully accomplish your
goals and realize your true potential,
look within and “focus on you,” says
Dr. Christine Grimaldi, founder of
The Body Mantra Method, a fitness
program for on-the-go celebrities
and owner of Body Mantra and Barre
Salt Spa in Smithtown. Dr. Grimaldi’s
paramount advice: “The key to daily,
sustainable happiness for yourself,
and even for helping others, is to
make yourself a priority.”
Daily meditation can help.
“Spend five minutes at night making
a gratitude list of that day and then a
brighter meditation,” she says. “Implementing
these tasks will make you
a happier and healthier person."
PICK A WORTHY
RESOLUTION
Consider your reasons for pursuing
your resolution, advises Ron Villano,
psychotherapist, founder and director
of Family & Personal Counseling and
Hypnosis of Long Island, and author
of the self-help book The Zing.
“Does it align with your values and
beliefs or is it something you’re doing
because someone else thinks it’s important
for you to do?” he asks.
Stefani Kavner, clinical social
worker, certified holistic health
coach and personal trainer and
owner of Huntington-based health
and wellness organization Fit for
Life, recalls a 78-year-old client who
wanted to improve his health so he
could dance with his granddaughter
at her wedding and one day meet his
great grandchildren.
He “showed up” to work out three
times per week for years. At first,
“he could hardly do a crunch and
within months he was doing full
sit-ups. I watched him gain strength
and confidence and dance with his
granddaughter at her wedding. He’s
continued to work out three days a
week at 82 years old.”
BE REALISTIC
“Most of us want to lose weight but
planning to lose 10 pounds in 10
days is impossible to achieve,” notes
Kavner. An alternative, attainable
goal, she suggests, is aiming to lose
five pounds in one month. Baby steps.
“If you want to start waking earlier
to exercise first thing in the morning,
start by setting your clock back 15
minutes earlier than your normal
wake-up time for an entire week
before setting it back another 15 minutes
the following week,” she says.
If detaching from technology is your
mission, start small, suggests Villano.
“Going cold turkey is not a realistic
solution,” he says. Instead, he suggests,
“For the month of January, I
will not look at my cell phone past 9
p.m. … It gets you on the right path."
BE ACCOUNTABLE
Write everything down. Break down
your goals into smaller, more manageable
timeframes and record your
progress.
“You can tweak as things change for
you, as life is constantly changing,”
says Kavner.
For goals that are particularly challenging
— like quitting smoking, ending
addiction, losing weight — it’s all
right to seek professional counseling
or support from family and friends.
“Resolving to make major lifestyle
changes to benefit your health and
welfare takes a team—with you in the
driver’s seat,” says Villano.
CELEBRATE SUCCESS
“Permanent change is the eventual
goal but taking notice of the successes
you make along the way will help you
build that momentum," says Villano.
Mistakes happen and that’s OK.
“Give yourself a good old-fashioned
pat on the back for sticking to the
long-term change,” he says. “Real,
lasting change is hard and happens
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