DFA Staff Pick: New Years Resolutions? Look fine for '89!

Christmas is for mulling wine, not mulling over resolutions. However the beginning of a new year is the perfect opportunity to start forming healthy habits. This report details the Eastern Health Board's rollout of the World Health Organisation's Healthy City Campaign. The Board used brightly-coloured advertisements to attract attention to the drive. The Belfast public volunteer their opinions on the initiative and the ads. 

New Year's Resolutions are a tradition in many cultures around the world with roots stretching as far back as Ancient Babylonia. The Romans got into the party, adopting the Babylonian tradition, and later the New Year's Resolution became a Christian custom. Nowadays, they are an opportunity for people to form new habits, typically health-related. Those of a cynical disposition might scoff at the tradition, claiming that they are always broken and that they're a waste of time. Evidence suggests that this is down to unrealistic goals. The key is to set measurable and reasonable objectives. So instead of giving up chocolate altogether, maybe you can limit yourself to one bar a week...or a day...or an hour...pass me the chocolate, please.