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Month: January 2019

2019 Health

Jillian Michaels on how to set fitness goals that you’ll be inspired to crush all. year. long.

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January 01, 2019 at 01:00AM Photo: Brian Bolton Jillian Michaels is a fitness pro, creator of the MyFitness App, and author of the brand-new book The 6 Keys. Over the course of the next four weeks, she’ll be your guide, helping you to create personalized fitness goals and then figure out how to *crush* them throughout 2019.  Truth be told, any single one of the 365 days in the year is a great time to set new fitness goals, and yet, we choose to make January 1 feel like the metaphorical clean slate. So, if this fresh start has got you feeling motivated, use that inspiration to your advantage and spend the next month focusing on getting fit, feeling strong, and starting your year off right. Now, I don’t have to tell you that there are plenty of reasons to hit the gym (or, the living room, now that digital fitness is the name of the game) in 2019. The benefits are universal, and regardless of how you work out, squeezing in a sweat sesh helps with your brain chemistry and improves your overall health, which over time, will give you more energy, better immunity, and a clearer outlook on what you want to accomplish in the New Year. More importantly, I strongly believe that the act of doing something for yourself helps to improve your self-worth. As you work to become physically strong, it transcends into emotional strength; you’ll learn to push yourself to go harder, farther, and for longer than

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2019 Health Vegetarians

How to set yourself up for success with healthy eating all year long—no dieting required

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January 01, 2019 at 01:00AM Sophia Roe is a healthy-food chef, beauty guru, and frequent Well+Good contributor. This January, she’s here to arm you with tricks and tips to make healthy eating year-round a cinch—no dieting, juice cleanses, or restrictions of any kind required. Keep reading for her sage (and empowering) advice. Let me be up front about something right away: I’m not a fan of the whole “new year, new me” thing. Not only is it super played out, but it’s also not very realistic. It sort of implies that whoever you are when December rolls around needs a complete overhaul. I think “reset, reevaluate, and restart” is a better approach. The first of the year is an excellent time to form a clear idea of what you envision for yourself, without using language like “lose weight,” “work out every single day,” or “become a vegan overnight.” It’s not that there’s anything wrong with those goals; they just don’t do a very good job of laying out a plan of intention. What works better is honing in on statements that aren’t layered with self-deprecation. Some of my faves: “I want to be more active this year.” “I want to learn a new way to move my body.” Or, “I want to cook at home more frequently.” A plan with simple and actionable tasks is the best way to keep your “reset, reevaluate, and restart” plan on track. Over the next four weeks, I’m going to arm you with the

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2019 Health Fashion

The easy financial habits to form in 2019 that will pay off big time

11 min read

January 01, 2019 at 01:00AM Chase Financial Education Ambassador Farnoosh Torabi is here to help you make dollars and cents out of your financial goals for the year ahead. Embark on a four-week journey in which she helps you assess your current situation, plan for what’s ahead, and set yourself up for financial success throughout the rest of the year. However many of your 2018 to-dos remain undone—and no matter how many glasses of Champagne you drank on December 31—January 1 still manages to feel like a fresh start. The pages of your brand-new planner are clean, crisp, and totally blank; and 12 gloriously empty months stretch out in front of you, open to all kinds of possibilities. Maybe you’ll move to a new city, or leave a job you can’t stand, or run a marathon. Or maybe you’ll dedicate 2019 to (finally) getting your finances in order. With most goals—but especially when it comes to your personal finances—it’s easy to set yourself up for failure by only giving yourself a week or a month to create new habits or change bad behavior. But a whole year? That gives you enough time to make some strides. Especially if you start strong in January, and especially if you get specific about what it is you want to accomplish. I’m a big believer in setting smaller goals along the way—they can create a lot of momentum to help you feel confident about doing the bigger stuff. So instead of saying, “I want to get out of

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2019 Health

2019 is the year to level up in your career—and Claire Wasserman wants to show you how to do that

9 min read

January 01, 2019 at 01:00AM Will this be the year you score that promotion, get a big raise, and finally get some help with your insane workload? Claire Wasserman, an advocate for women’s equality in the workplace, says it can be. As the founder of Ladies Get Paid, she’s making it her life’s work to help women earn better salaries and thrive in their careers. Here, the Well+Good Council member shares her boss-lady mojo and demonstrates how you can help yourself level up in all aspects of your career. While 2018 was dubbed the “Year of the Woman” (IMO, every year is the year of the woman), I believe that 2019 is going to be even more record shattering. Whether it’s the number of women running for office or more lady CEOs, I’m confident that we will continue to make huge strides toward a more equitable society. That being said, it will only happen if we all work hard to make it happen. Progress is not linear so we must be vigilant in holding those in power accountable, as well as continuing to advocate for ourselves in our jobs, our families, and our communities. My goal for 2019? Level. Up. That means making deliberate choices—in all aspects of my life—that lift me professionally, financially, and emotionally. In particular, I want seek help when I need it, learn how to say no to things that don’t serve me, make more money, and be more strategic about my financial contributions to people and causes that I

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