Some New Year’s resolutions can be difficult to achieve because of cost, effort, or time required. Manageable, realistic wellness goals are the smart choice for 2026 and beyond. By making targeted, attainable resolutions, you create a sustainable framework for goals that can be easily achieved, which means you’re more likely to keep your resolutions when you recognize progress and improved wellness.
Identify Health and Wellness Goals
You can have multiple wellness goals at the same time, and there is no reason you can’t give attention to each, but starting small is often the route to success. The best choice you can make is being specific about what you want. Clarity helps you focus and succeed instead of feeling overwhelmed by too many ideas or resolutions. Here are some examples:
- Make a new, healthy meal once a week
- Walk for 20 minutes every day
- Lift light weights every day for 10 minutes
- Get 7-8 hours of sleep every night
There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to setting wellness goals, just accountability and reality. When you are living with limiting health conditions that limit energy, movement, or diet, you can establish a realistic self-care plan with my support.
Resolutions for Patients with Existing Health Problems
If you have a chronic condition, are going through hormonal changes, feeling overburdened by life, or managing an autoimmune disease, it can feel impossible to take on more responsibilities, even if you know they are good for you. Tending to your base needs in the form of a resolution though can make a major difference in how you feel and function.
When living with a taxing condition – people with, for example, diabetes, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, or digestive disorders – there are great benefits from more movement, specific diets, and quality sleep and self-care. Every patient is different though and your resolutions are not the same as another person with the same afflictions. Customized care is essential.
Celebrate Wellness Achievements
It’s important to take stock of how far you’ve come from the beginning of any wellness-related adventure, but it’s most important to not make yourself feel bad if you haven’t reached a goal.
- Set realistic and attainable goals based on your mobility, health conditions, and environment.
- Our team can help you identify a threshold at the start and move the bar as you build stamina, strength, and heal.
- Anticipate setbacks, especially if you have a chronic condition, but don’t give up.
- There is no such thing as failure when you continue to try.
Together, we can determine wellness goals that are possible given your lifestyle, schedule, and physical limitations. It’s nice to aim high, but it’s better to make a reasonable plan and reach it before you aim to surpass it. Some people have restrictions that others don’t, which requires a little extra effort for success.
Achieve Your Wellness Goals in 2026
Rely on the care team that knows you best. Schedule a consultation with me, Dr. Jon, to discuss your health and wellness goals and what’s truly possible for 2026. Every step toward a stronger, healthier you is a win. Schedule an appointment at Swetech Medical Center.
Nothing in this blog is official medical advice. See your doctor for customized care.
