If you're someone who vowed to drink more water, run every week, or keep a morning journal this year only to - well, not, because life is busy and sometimes gets in the way, news flash for you: you're certainly not alone. One hallmark 2009 study found that it takes an average of 66 days to actually form a habit - in other words, 66 days to make or break your new routine.
If you're one of the many who've so far found it hard to incorporate new habits this year, as a Health Editor, I have a theory as to why. Too often in the past, I wrote lengthy lists of New Year's resolutions only to find it overwhelming and difficult to know where to begin. While I wanted to exercise more, I hadn't whittled down how I was realistically going to make this happen (putting the resolutions into motion, as it were).
