***To improve your balance, take a swim! A study shared from the American Journal of Epidemiology found that swimmers were 33% less likely to fall down than people who didn’t swim regularly… And on tests of balance, swimmers scored better than runners, bicyclists, and golfers. This is certainly the season to enjoy the local Belmont pool and improve your balance, which will help you for the rest of your life! Share this gem today from The John Tesh Radio Show!
***With half of 2019 still left, how are you doing on New Year’s goals? If you’re a little off, let’s get back on track:
* First: Start – or re-start – things on a Monday. Studies show that we’re more likely to commit ourselves to change – and to stick with it - if we have a chance to start with a clean slate – like on the first day of the year. And every Monday is the start of a new week – which means, we have 52 chances a year to tackle a new goal. That’s why studies show that Monday is the most popular day to start diets and stop smoking.
* Next: Write up a game plan. People with plans stick to their goals way more often than those who/just wing it. Because “wanting” to lose weight could lead to procrastination, while making concrete plans about how to lose the weight leads to success. So, put on your calendar “Eat fruit or vegetables at every meal today.” Or, “Thursday is Spin class.” Studies show that when things are written on our calendar, we’re more likely to do them.
* Another tip for reaching your goals: Don’t come up with a Plan B “just in case.” In recent studies, people who were told to come up with a Plan B were less likely to reach their main objective- maybe because having a backup plan somehow makes failure feel more acceptable.
