How to Stick to New Year's Resolutions With Health and Care
It's the time of year when we're all thinking of our New Year's resolutions, deciding which habits we want to make or break, and which goals we're setting for ourselves. Keeping these resolutions is notoriously difficult, but with some realistic planning and the right support, you're much more likely to reach your goals. The type of support or tools that you need to succeed, however, is not always easy to figure out, particularly when trying something you've never done before. Thankfully, we've got a whole range of tools to help with some of the more popular resolutions.
Whether it's to get fit, spend less money, or get out of the house more, find out How to Stick to New Year's Resolutions With Health and Care today, and get ready to smash your 2024 self-improvement goals.
What's Included?
- Keeping New Year's Fitness Resolutions:
- Spend Less, Save More:
- Improve Your Sleeping Habits
- Get Out and About with Ease
Keeping New Year's Fitness Resolutions
Improving fitness through exercise is a popular New Year's resolution, and with a positive attitude and the right tools, it's completely achievable. The best part is you don't need to head down to the gym to start your New Year's fitness journey. Some of the most effective exercises can be done anywhere, including from the comfort of your own home, and for little to no cost.
Stay Fit At Home
Choose exercise equipment to use at home and ensure you've always got something readily available to enhance your workout!
Our Choice: Fitness-Mad 150kg Swiss Ball and Pump
Key Features and Benefits:
• Anti-burst design has a weight capacity of 150kg
• Perfect for use during yoga and Pilates exercises
• Great for improving core strength and balance
• Added benefit of functioning as a posture chair
• Supplied with a pump for convenience
How This Can Help With Your New Year's Resolution:
Using a Swiss ball, or exercise ball, is a great way to add an element of fun to your workout that can help to increase your motivation to exercise.
Ideal For:
✔ Yoga, Pilates, and enhancing stretching routines
Stay Fit At Home Alternatives
If you want to try something different to develop or enhance an at-home fitness routine, check out some of our alternatives below:
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Fitness-Mad Core Fitness Mat with Eyelets
- NBR exercise mat with eyelets
- Ideal for any mat-based exercises
- Available in either 10mm or 15mm
- Can be stored on the Exercise Mat Rack
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Escape Fitness 4kg Studio Vinyl Kettlebell (Green)
- Cast-iron 4kg kettlebell with vinyl coating
- Suitable for use in the home or at the gym
- Great way to burn fat and create lean muscle
- Large vinyl handle for firm and comfy grip
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Sissel Sitfit Plus Sitting Aid and Balance Pad
- Comfortable seat wedge sitting aid
- Ideal for seated posture support and conditioning
- Actively engages the upper body to build better posture
- Available in three attractive colours to choose from
Run More in 2024
Improving your comfort and performance while running can give you the motivation you need to keep going throughout the new year.
Our Choice: Superfeet RUN Comfort Insoles
Key Features and Benefits:
• Running insoles for improved comfort and performance
• Cushioning design with shock-absorbing properties
• Heel Impact Technology helps to reduce risk of injury
• Stabilising insole supports proper gait
• Moisture wicking materials minimise the impact of sweat
How This Can Help With Your New Year's Resolution:
Part of what makes running a difficult exercise to stick with is the discomfort that can arise when you start. The Superfeet Run insoles can make your experience running more comfortable and enjoyable.
Ideal For:
✔ Use during athletics for cushioning and stabilising support
Running Support Alternatives
As well as comfortable and ergonomically designed shoe insoles, we have a whole range of running aids to support you in your fitness journey from storage belts to soothing gels. Check them out below:
FlipBelt Classic Black Running Storage Belt
- Black belt for storing equipment while running, exercising, doing yoga or travelling
- Allows you to store phones, medical equipment, cash and more
- Can be used as a hidden money belt for security while travelling
- Available in a range of sizes to ensure a secure fit
Sidas Recovery Cryo Gel
- Fast cooling releif from injuries
- Ideal for sprains, cramp, bruises and more
- Made using natural ingredients for healthier use
- Available in 75ml or 15ml tubes – great for portable use
2Toms BlisterShield Blister Prevention Powder (2.5oz)
- Blister prevention powder reduces foot friction while exercising
- Reduces discomfort and fatigue for better performance
- Awarded Runners' World 2018 Gear of the Year
- Simple to use and effective
Spend Less Save More
If your New Year's resolution is to spend less and save more, there are plenty of simple ways to cut down spending. Whether this involves paying out less on a chosen habit or pastime, or reducing the cost of running your home, we've got some great tools to help you tighten your purse strings in 2024.
Start Vaping and Save Money
For smokers, cigarettes and tobacco are a huge cost. With a reusable e-cigarette or vape device, you can drastically cut down how much you spend on your habit.
Our Choice: OK Vape Rechargeable Tobacco E-Cigarette Essentials Starter Kit
Key Features and Benefits:
• Supplied with everything you need for the e-cigarette to work
• Refill pack lasts for the equivalent of 25 traditional cigarettes, and can be bought in bulk for a discount
• Vape produces less of a smell than regular cigarettes
• Designed to look and feel like a real cigarette
• Lasts for approximately 6 - 8 months before needing replacing
How This Can Help With Your New Year's Resolution:
E-cigarettes are a great way to begin the transition from smoking to vaping, and both the e-cigarette and vape models cost significantly less in the long run than regularly smoking tobacco.
Ideal For
✔ Smokers who smoke 10+ cigarettes per day
E-Cigarette and Vape Alternatives
We've got plenty more vape and e-cigarette options for those who want something with a different flavour, or who don't want something so similar to a real cigarette. Check them out below:
Lost Mary Tappo Rechargeable Blue Green Vape with Lemon Lime Prefilled Pod
- Rechargeable vape kit with prefilled lemon lime pod
- Lightweight, compact and portable for on-the-go vaping
- Buttonless, drag activation design for ease of use
- Cost-efficient alternative to smoking and disposable e-cigs
Elf Bar ELFA PRO Rechargeable E-Cigarette Pod Kit (Aurora Blue/Kiwi Passionfruit Guava)
- Rechargeable vape kit supplied in a kiwi passionfruit guava flavour
- High-performance coil enhances vapour flavour and delivery
- Lightweight, compact and portable for on-the-go vaping
- Up to 600 puffs per pod for long-lasting use
OK Vape Rechargeable Menthol E-Cigarette Starter Kit
- Rechargeable e-cigarette with a battery and two menthol-flavoured refills
- Each refill cartridge is the equivalent of 25 traditional cigarettes
- Cigalike design looks and feels like a traditional cigarette
- Starter kit includes everything you need to get started including a battery, two menthol refills, a USB charger and a carry case
- FREE OK Vape Tobacco Starter Kit Offer: Enter switch2ok at checkout
Cut Down Your Heating Bills
Everyone could benefit from saving on their heating bill, and thankfully there are plenty of warming accessories to help reduce yours.
Our Choice: Beurer HD 75 Cosy Heated Throw Blanket
Key Features and Benefits:
• Fleecy blanket made from soft, skin-friendly materials
• Features six temperature settings
• Automatically switches off after 3 hours to ensure optimal safety
• Hand- and machine-washable design
• Supplied with a 3-year warranty
How This Can Help With Your New Year's Resolution:
Keep the heating off and wrap up in this throw-blanket to keep cosy while it's cold outside. The soft fleece design is incredibly comfortable to wrap around you, and offers a more economic means of staving off a chill.
Ideal For:
✔ Providing a soft, warming layer suitable for use at home
Alternative Heated Warmers
If heated blankets aren't your cup of tea, we've got a range of other heated warmers from slippers to chair cushions! Check them out below:
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SnugToes Bola Heated Slippers for Men
- Warm and cosy slippers with removable heat pads
- Soft and comfortable design for men's feet
- Gentle elastication keeps heat in and cold out
- Memory foam insole with non-slip rubber outer sole
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HomeGlow B-Warm Heated Seat Cover
- Stay cosy in your seat when the temperature drops
- Produces a controlled heat to keep you comfortable
- Costs less than 1p per hour to use!
- Easy operation - set up and use within minutes
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Beurer Grey Electric Heated Cushion HK48
- Comfy electric heated cushion
- For those who crave the comfort of a hot water bottle
- Automatic switch off after 90 minutes
- A choice of three temperature options
Improve Your Sleeping Habits
If your New Year's resolution is to improve your sleeping habits, you need to make sure you've got an effective bed set-up that supports proper posture, and offers optimal comfort for a good night's sleep.
Our Choice: Harley Original Contour Neck Support Pillow for Neck Pain
Key Features and Benefits:
• Ideal for use by back, side, and stomach sleepers
• Offers excellent support to the head, shoulders, and neck
• Supports proper spinal alignment to prevent common neck and shoulder pains
• Available in various sizes to suit different body types
• Moulded from liquid foam for comfort and support
How This Can Help With Your New Year's Resolution:
Improving sleeping habits is easier when you aren't spending ages trying to get cosy, or waking up with aches. A contoured comfort pillow helps to improve comfort and posture for a quality night's sleep that leaves you feeling rested and rejuvenated.
Ideal For:
✔ Ensuring proper alignment and posture for a comfortable sleep
Sleeping Aid Alternatives
Not ready to replace your pillow? Choose from a range of other accessories, including mattress toppers, snoring-prevention aids, and alarm clocks, designed to improve your quality of sleep and encourage better sleeping habits:
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Mediflow Water Base Orthopaedic Pillow
- Reduces neck and shoulder pain to improve sleep quality
- For neck and back pain, vertigo, poor sleep and migraines
- Outperformed all water-based pillows during a clinical test for sleep quality
- Helps to rejuvenate, freshen and soothe daily stresses
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Geemarc Wake 'n' Shake Voyager Extra Loud Travel Alarm Clock with Vibration
- Extra loud travel alarm with bright light and vibration
- Compact design for easy transportation
- Ideal for deep sleepers and the hard-of-hearing
- Battery-operated for greater convenience
Travel Tim Portable Vibrating Alarm Clock
- Compact design ideal for travel use
- Digital backlit 24 hour clock gives clear reading
- Light and vibration alerts great for hard of hearing
- Vibrations increase in frequency to ensure you're woken
Get Out and About With Ease
Using a walking stick, you can make journeys of any length more comfortable. Start exploring with a stylish accessory designed to offer effective mobility support.
Our Choice: Chestnut Hiking Staff With Hunter Carving
Key Features and Benefits:
• Traditional hiking staff design
• Approximately 122cm (48") in height
• Features a unique hunter-and-dog carving near the handle
• Includes a combi-ferrule suitable for various terrains
• Designed with a wrist strap to help prevent users dropping the stick
How This Can Help With Your New Year's Resolution:
For those who want to start getting out more, a hiking stick or walking stick can be just what you need to get you up onto your feet and stroll for longer, without being stopped in your tracks by fatigue and aches.
Ideal For:
✔ Strolls through the countryside
Walking and Hiking Stick Alternatives
If you'd prefer a walking stick suitable for daily-use, or one that's a bit shorter or taller, check out some of our great alternatives below:
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Adjustable Shooting Stick with Extra Large Brown Leather Seat
- Ideal for outdoor events
- Extra-large leather seat
- Practical spike ferrule with ground plate
- Adjustable from 29" to 36" in height
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HurryCane Walking Stick (Blue)
- Lightweight cane with pivoting base to move as you do
- Freestanding design is ideal to support sitting and standing
- Base includes three feet for great grip on any terrain
- Folds to a compact size for easy storage
Adjustable Folding Black Anatomical Walking Stick
- Sturdy yet lightweight aluminium stick with a stylish pattern
- Compact design folds into four sections for convenience
- Anatomical handle provides improved comfort and support
- Provided in a sleek black colour for a touch of personality
New Years is the perfect time to start kicking some of those unhelpful habits, or building new routines to improve your overall physical or mental health. From getting fit to getting better sleep, or simply getting out more, here at Health and Care we've got an expansive range of handy tools to help you to stick with your chosen resolutions.
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