If you're reading this knowing you've already fallen off track with your New Year's resolution, me too. The gym streak has slipped. The morning routine hasn’t materialised. The vow to drink less, move more or become a "new version" of ourselves feels strangely heavy for something that was supposed to feel hopeful.
If that sounds familiar, you’re far from alone. In fact, breaking New Year's resolutions early is so common that it’s almost predictable. A survey of more than 800 million people by fitness-tracking app Strava found that most New Year fitness goals are abandoned by January 9th - a date commonly referred to as ‘Quitter’s Day’. Meanwhile, research from Loughborough University suggests that while around two-thirds of people set New Year resolutions, fewer than 10% successfully maintain them long-term, often because goals are overly ambitious, rigid or poorly aligned with real life.
