New Year's resolutions are important because a brand new year can be the perfect watershed moment to add in healthy habits.

But, and this is a crucial thing to remember, try not to make resolutions that are outside of your ability.

If on January 1st you've never run a 5k, then smashing a marathon in March might be beyond your reach currently. Instead, incremental and achievable goals are the droplets that add up to big, huge, goals being achieved. As always, go at your own pace and you're far more likely to stay the course - in all senses of the phrase.

Scroll on for how to properly commit to your BHAGs (big hairy audacious goals) and fitness legend Jillian Michaels' top three New Year's resolutions that'll help you build a solid healthy foundation for everyday wellbeing.



Jillian Michaels' No-BS New Year's Resolutions

1/ Hydration is key

Keeping properly hydrated is important for a number of reasons, not least due to the amount of water you lose sweating in spin class or on the gym floor.

'Drink water daily,' says celeb PT Jillian Michaels. 'Drink until your pee looks like "lemonade" - then you're hydrated.'

However, knowing how much water to drink can be difficult: sometimes chugging a litre at your desk seems easy as pie, other days it can be hard to even summon the will to drink a second glass of water. We get it.

But, to calculate your base hydration requirement, there's an easy formula to follow: Multiply your weight in kg by 0.6 and then divide the figure by 15.

So, if you weigh 60kg, you would need to consume: 60 x 0.6 ÷ 15 = 2.5 litres per day. However, if you're exercising, then this figure will go up as you are able to 6-10% of your body's water content when you sweat.

Head here to find out exactly how to figure out how to hydrate your life.

2/ Get your vitamins in

Quality is key when it comes to the vita-goodness you're ingesting and Jillian is a firm believer in prioritising good, organic ingredients in her daily dose.

'Take your vitamins, and if you're going to do it - do it properly. Try and get the high quality ones, made from organic ingredients. I've noticed a massive difference in everything, from my hair to my skin, fitness levels and immunity,' Michaels says.

Vitamins - organic compounds containing carbon are derived from plants and animals - are essential because we, as humans, sometimes can't produce enough of them naturally. In certain cases, such as with Vitamin D and E, humans don't produce them at all and a stop-gap pill, powder, gummy or spray is necessary to get us up to scratch on the full spectrum.

3/ Prioritise Headspace

'Meditate, every day. Five to ten minutes of chill can really help you relax and focus,' says Michaels.

The Biggest Loser alumni is bang on when it comes to the benefits of a daily meditation practice: from lowering blood pressure to reducing stress and inflammation.

According to research from the American Heart Association, twice-daily meditation can reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke and death. 'Over a quarter of Brits - 26% - have turned to the mindfulness practice in the last five years as a way to 'improve their wellbeing,' says research from Bupa and Opinium.



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