A prescription for your best 2024:Healthy Habits unleashed
Start the New Year Right with Healthy Resolutions and Habits
As we welcome another new year, it's the perfect time to reflect on our health and well-being. Setting a commitment to healthier habits can pave the way for a happier and more fulfilling year ahead.
At Townsville & Suburban Medical Practice, we encourage you to consider setting one or more resolutions to adopt a healthier habit for the year ahead. Whether it is regular exercise, making healthier dietary choices or prioritising mental well-being, small changes can lead to significant benefits.
To ensure success, it is an idea to set realistic and attainable goals. Begin with small, manageable changes that align with your lifestyle. These approaches are supported by research which emphasises that gradual adjustments are more likely to lead to sustainable habits
To ensure success, it's crucial to set realistic and attainable goals. Begin with small, manageable changes that align with your lifestyle. This approach is supported by research, emphasising that gradual adjustments are more likely to lead to sustainable habits (1).
Prioritising specific areas of well-being, such as physical activity, nutrition and mental health, can guide your resolutions. Your health practitioner team here at Townsville & Suburban Medical Practice can assist with your goal setting and help to maintain your habits through prevention strategies. Have you thought about using apps or journals to monitor you daily habits and be sure to celebrate milestones along the way, recognising the positive impacts of your efforts.
Healthy Habits is an interactive app that can support your in your journey. This app allows your healthcare team to support you in maintaining your healthy habit goals. Sharing your activity with your GP can help you to achieve your goal toward better health and your GP can send you messages along the way helping you to maintain your motivation. If you would like to know more about this app, speak with your GP or email qi@tsmp.net
This year, why not embark on a journey to improve your overall health? Our team is here to support you every step of the way, providing guidance, advice, and medical expertise to help you achieve your health goals.
References:
1. Gardner, B., Lally, P., & Wardle, J. (2012). Making health habitual: the psychology of 'habit-formation' and general practice. The British Journal of General Practice, 62(605), 664-666.