new here often means new beginnings.

But keeping up with resolutions is not always easy.

According to Forbes Health, only 25% of people actually stay committed to the resolutions.

>> After 30 days and less than 10% accomplish their goals.

Despite the numbers, a lot of us still feel compelled to make a list of resolutions.

Every new year.

Joining us to talk about New Year's resolutions admitting that it is founder and CEO of Latinx talk therapy and mock them on this founder and CEO of Chicago led in fitness.

Thank you both.

Ladies for being here.

Now, when you start with the phrase new year new makes it feel like we see here that every year.

What would you say of Messina drives people to make and set new goals.

And for these new year resolutions?

Well, I think with the time it's a new year, kind of like a new chapter to time to reset.

So I think people kind of reflect on >> what they've been doing and how they would like to What are your thoughts on the new year?

New I think on the surface level, it's kind of a fun way to think about it.

But I do know that when people are setting goals, what's really important is to think about the intention behind them.

Like what do they really want for themselves?

And then on making it like a bite-size thing that you can do.

So, for example, if you want to take care of yourself more so focusing on do it and not just kind of being more flexible and the intentional.

It's like it's it's from my well being for So if you don't do it for one day, not feeling so guilty about it, which is saying, yeah, absolutely.

Because one of the things that can happen psychologically is there's a narrative that tells us that we're not doing enough somehow.

So if you have a thought that says so, you know, I didn't meditate today like I was supposed to.

You can easily start thinking all like why Davis set myself up for this.

I'm gonna fail.

Like or you.

Maybe you're aware that somebody else is doing the goal and then you start feeling like you're behind somehow.

So we'll catching that being very clear about what you're telling yourself and then trying to the kinder more flexible as you're doing it and keeping the attention of wellness behind it.

I think we've all been there right in my Let's talk about working out every year.

There are reports that more people sign up to work out.

and the goal is to physically become healthier in the beginning of the year.

>> But the consistency doesn't last very long.

Why is there a decline as the year progresses?

Well, I think a lot of times people Enos said are just caught up in like New year.

New me.

But >> we really want to focus on like why are we doing it?

Why are some of the reason's?

And when we figure our what those reasons are and we remind ourselves when we feel like, oh, well, maybe I can skip today, circle back and say, hey, I'm doing this for my health.

I'm doing this to be able to play with my grandchildren are to be able to go up a flight of stairs without, you know, feeling out of and really focusing on that and for giving yourself a Houston mayors tailing internally, you say exactly like just connect with the message is that your body is giving you like that.

The work of feel-good.

Did you feel like me?

You could have done a little bit more or you are sore in areas.

They just couldn't be sore like your lower back where your niece or your hips and what are your thoughts on the no pain?

No gain.

Know what no pain.

No gain mentality.

That's like really old school, right?

Like does just of recipe for to set up.

>> For family we want to be more like mindful.

We want to be more connected.

We want to be kind to ourselves and we want to remember that would doing to be our best version to be the healthy isn't accessible version for ourselves, for our family to be able to have a better.

put in our work and in our day-to-day, like the concept that you said to be mindfulness and then the scene, as I mentioned, force held know that there has been a shift in resolution priority.

>> 36% of people said they want to improve their mental health.

34% said they want to lose weight and 30 per tent.

32 1% said they want to improve their diet.

Our mental health goals, more sustainable and easier to maintain than physical health goals.

Well, I would say with a mental health co it could just come into coming into this moment, be more present.

>> just building a relationship with yourself.

So as opposed to thinking of something they are adding to your to do list, just come back into the now and think of something you could do.

Just even take care of yourself.

And it could be as easy as just following your breath in the second that year aware of it would just say that people don't think about those you talking about just feeling how your breath is.

That's very simple.

Yes, it's about slowing down so that you can really build that relationship to reflect, you know, on how you're doing as opposed to trying to check off something or feel like, oh, I did that like the go.

Go go mentality.

right.

Yes, because I think that's kind of what makes it difficult.

And stress is really built up on that feeling that in this moment is not enough and you should be somewhere else.

And somebody is taking care of their mental health.

The first thing would be to reflect maybe slow down, really check in with themselves.

kinder, there's really no way.

But you can do that okay to take a pause, guys.

It's to >> I what approached Should people take one starting on a new workout regimen?

Well, they should first chicken that they have a full clearance from their doctor that there's no contradictions.

in.

I like the analogy of merging.

And so think of when you're merging into the highway, you're not going 90 miles an hour right Just slowly figuring things out getting into the lane.

So find out how often are you going to do it?

Don't over like to me like I'm going to work out every single day.

Maybe start with 30 minutes 3 times a week.

Things that you enjoy such as perhaps Joaquin cycling may be swimming, something that is going to be doable and accessible.

So, you know, if ice skating is not your thing, don't sign up for later on.

You can add some challenges, some things that you enjoy doing.

But in the beginning, you just want to merge into the practice of daily activity or 3 or 4 times a week like that.

Setting up like a good goal for yourself, understanding who you are and stena, what should people say and do it?

They start to fall off the resolutions.

>> I think is just more about your mindset.

A few are aware that you're starting to feel unmotivated or discourage are falling off again, just pause and maybe you could say something a little bit encouraging to yourself.

There are a model that you follow a phrase that helps you.

Yeah, I would say, you know, what can I do?

Just right now?

And sometimes all that is is not pressuring myself are expecting myself to be doing anything different.

It's understanding that every time you try to do your best that could look different depending