With 2021 just a month away, it’s time to start thinking about those New Year’s resolutions and a perfect time to re-evaluate your personal fitness goals. If you’re a novice runner, an advanced runner, or even a member of a local gym, the approaching New Year is a great time to set short- and long-term goals for yourself. Whether it’s for weight loss or to improve your 5K run time, personal goals will keep you on track. Here are five tips for maximizing your resolutions this year:

Another holiday season is upon us, and that means it’s time to spend a small fortune on gifts, spend untold hours baking holiday treats, wrap a truckload of presents, transform your home into the perfect winter wonderland, and entertain like Martha Stewart on steroids (safely masked and socially distanced, of course), all while balancing your regular responsibilities of work and family.

After so much darkness these days, including COVID-19, the rancorous elections, social distancing, quarantining, loss of jobs, businesses closing, and so much more, I am looking forward to the holidays where we are once again reminded about the spiritual aspects of our lives where we can turn to our faith to find solace and hope for the future. We seem so mired in the fear of these past several months that it is time to come out of the darkness and look to the light. I love to think of us, all of us, the way Jesus speaks of us in the Gospels: We are the light of the world. He says that he is the light of the world and we too can be just such a light by being and doing good.

At the Meriwether Lewis Campground on the Natchez Trace, RVing neighbors came over to ask about our Roadtrek, where we had been, and where we were going. They invited us to see their new motor coach, share some wine and hors d’oeuvres, and continue the conversation.

In the first part of the 20th century, the average life expectancy was only 45 years. Today the average life expectancy has increased to 78.6 years. Our sense of control over our lives is the key in determining whether we just add years to our life or we add life to those years.

Mrs. Jones has been able to see her family periodically due to the implementation of outdoor visitation. At times her assisted living had to pause the visits due to smaller outbreaks of COVID-19 in the community and among staff and residents.

“Sleep is the best pill you can take for what ails you,” said my now-retired neurologist when I told him that my injectable medications were causing muscle pain. I wondered if he could prescribe a medication for it.

What a strange Thanksgiving celebration we will have this year, the year of the Covid-19 pandemic. I think many of us hoped that things would have returned to normal by this time, and it looks as if that won’t happen for several months into the new year. Do we really want to observe this cultural holiday after all we’ve been through? What do we have to be thankful for anyway?

Building a healthy financial life is an important concern that everyone should address with diligence and care. Rather than being a one-time event, evaluating your finances—and ensuring you don’t lose sight of your goals—requires timely, purposeful attention.

As the winter months approach, running outdoors in cold conditions is not as appealing as the warmer months to many of us. Using these helpful winter running tips will make your workout safer and, hopefully, maintain your desire and commitment.