New Year, New Resolutions

NEW YEAR. New Resolutions. For many of us, a new year brings the promise of a fresh start. But now, a week into 2013, let's be honest - how many of us have really stuck with our resolutions? If you nodded your head, you're not alone. Take a look at New Year's resolutions by the numbers. NEW YEAR S(TOP RESOLUTIONS OF AMERICANS WILL MAKE NEW YEAR'S 45% RESOLUTIONS. HERE ARE THE TOP 10. 2. GET IN 1. SPEND MORE TIME WITH THE FAMILY SHAPE 3. LOSE WEIGHT 4. QUIT SMOKING 5. Enjoy Life More 1. GET OUT OF DEBT 6. QUIT DRINK- ING 8. LEARN SOMETHING E NEW 10. GET 9. HELP OTHERS ORGANIZED. WHY YOUR RESOLUTIONS STICK ONLY 8% OF YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING YOUR RESOLUTION. HERE'S WHY: WON'T 1. YOU DIDN'T MAKE A PLAN FOR IT. 2. YOU FORGOT THE REASONS WHY YOU WERE DOING IT. 3. YOU DIDN'T PLAN FOR SETBACKS. 4. YOU DIDN'T HAVE A STRONG SUPPORT NETWORK. 5. YOU TOOK ON TOO MUCH TOO FAST. Resolution BREAKDOWN Self-improvement or education-related resolutions Weight-related resolutions Money-related resolutions Relationship-related resolutions 47% 38% 34% 31% GETTING FIT AND LOSING WEIGHT > 38% OF RESOLUTIONS ARE WEIGHT-RELATED. O LET'S WEIGH IN ON SOME FITNESS STATISTICS. Last year, Americans spent $62 BILLION on health club memberships, weight-loss programs, exercise tapes, diet soda, etc. JANUARY 1 2 3 4 S67 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 TO DO: Monday Tuesday Waednesday Thursday AT MANY GYMS, NEW MEMBERSHIPS DOUBLE IN JANUARY 15 16 17 8 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 " gym Friday Saturday Sunday Individual members typically visit the gym ONLY 54 TIMES A YEAR, or slightly more than once a week. A AGE AND GENDER 6 IN 10 AMERICANS 11111TT YOUNGER THAN 45 YEARS DLD ARE LIKELY TO MAKE A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION COMPARED TO 3 IN 10 AMERICANS 45 AND OLDER GENDER DOESN'T SEEM TO PLAY A ROLE- Women 40% Men 36% similar proportions of women & men plan to make resolutions. SOURCES DISCLAIMER http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/holidays/tp/resolutions.htm http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/01/19/8- reasons-your-new-years-resolutionsdidnt-stick-and-what-to-do-differently-next-time/2/ http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/business/new-years resolutions-recycled are a boon-for business.html?pagewanted-all&_r0 http://maristpoll.marist.edu/index.php?s-newtyearseresolutions 2012 The "New Year. New Resolutions." holiday infographic was designed by 123Print, a leader in printing personalized business and social communications products, including afordable business.printing. custom business cards, letterhead, seasonal greeting cards and invitations Visit 123print.com to learn more. 123PRINT