{"id":2986,"date":"2016-03-18T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2016-03-18T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T10:00:02","slug":"have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before we know it, April will be here already! It\u2019s not too late to recharge and begin focusing again on your health goals! Today is a new day to start making lifestyle changes.\u00a0 Your health depends on it!<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that according to the National Stroke Association (NSA), 80% of strokes are preventable?<sup>1<\/sup> This is an important message to get back on track now. In reassessing why you may have wandered off from getting active, know that you can make a fresh start today by choosing to be physically active. The recommended guidelines are 150 minutes of moderate activity per week.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Here is what you can do to help lower your stroke risks, while seeking out improved health this year!<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get physically active<\/li>\n<li>Limit your alcohol intake<\/li>\n<li>Up your daily intake of vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Limit salt and sugar intake<\/li>\n<li>Stop smoking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In following up with March being Traumatic Brian Injury awareness month, look at how taking steps to reduce your risks for a stroke can have such a positive impact on your health.\u00a0 With taking control of these behaviors, you can make a difference by committing to make your health a daily priority.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help getting started on a plan to better health, have you considered how <strong>personal trainers<\/strong> can be great motivators to help you achieve fitness results? <strong>Personal trainers<\/strong> can help you with building strength, balance, endurance and conquering weight management goals. Utilizing <strong>trainers<\/strong> can be a cost effective way to get you on track to a healthier lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Live Your Life<sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0we are here to help you Live Your Life HEALTHY with a wide array of wellness services so that you can achieve your health and fitness goals.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Eva Norman<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident &amp; Founder<br \/>\nDoctor of Physical Therapy<br \/>\n<strong>Live Your Life<sup>TM<\/sup><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Bringing Physical Therapy &amp; Wellness to You!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>Preventing a Stroke <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stroke.org\/understand-stroke\/preventing-stroke\">http:\/\/www.stroke.org\/understand-stroke\/preventing-stroke<\/a>\u00a0 Accessed March 16, 2016<\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Lifestyle Risk Factors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stroke.org\/understand-stroke\/preventing-stroke\/lifestyle-risk-factors\">http:\/\/www.stroke.org\/understand-stroke\/preventing-stroke\/lifestyle-risk-factors<\/a>\u00a0 Accessed March 16, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we know it, April will be here already! It\u2019s not too late to recharge and begin focusing again on your health goals! Today is a new day to start making lifestyle changes.\u00a0 Your health depends on it! Did you &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,84,95,113,133,138,223,278],"tags":[1232,1427,1769,2610,2857,2897,3096],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals? - LYL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals? - LYL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Before we know it, April will be here already! It\u2019s not too late to recharge and begin focusing again on your health goals! Today is a new day to start making lifestyle changes.\u00a0 Your health depends on it! Did you ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LYL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LiveYourLifePhysicalTherapy\/?ref=tn_tnmn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ThinkstockPhotos-466251012.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"760\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"330\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dr. Eva Norman\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@LiveYourLife_PT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@LiveYourLife_PT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dr. Eva Norman\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dr. Eva Norman\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/00167af9e7a28bb15298f295e873c2e2\"},\"headline\":\"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals?\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/\"},\"wordCount\":336,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"diet\",\"exercise\",\"health and wellness\",\"new year's resolution\",\"physical therapy\",\"physical trainer\",\"quit smoking\"],\"articleSection\":[\"brain injury\",\"Diet\",\"Exercise\",\"Fitness\",\"Health Coach\",\"Healthy Lifestyle\",\"New Years Resolution\",\"PT in MN\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/\",\"name\":\"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals? - LYL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Live Your Life\",\"description\":\"Live Your Life Physical Therapy\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Live Your Life PT\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/logo_blog.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/logo_blog.png\",\"width\":390,\"height\":222,\"caption\":\"Live Your Life PT\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LiveYourLifePhysicalTherapy\/?ref=tn_tnmn\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveYourLife_PT\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eva-norman-pt-dpt-ceeaa-3b327130\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lylpt\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCE9dlw5Q4Yhp28ZKLb4P6MQ\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liveyourlife_pt\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/00167af9e7a28bb15298f295e873c2e2\",\"name\":\"Dr. Eva Norman\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84f302924d448009a4c713a452c0b7f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84f302924d448009a4c713a452c0b7f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dr. Eva Norman\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/author\/eva\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals? - LYL","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals? - LYL","og_description":"Before we know it, April will be here already! It\u2019s not too late to recharge and begin focusing again on your health goals! Today is a new day to start making lifestyle changes.\u00a0 Your health depends on it! Did you ...","og_url":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/","og_site_name":"LYL","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LiveYourLifePhysicalTherapy\/?ref=tn_tnmn","article_published_time":"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":760,"height":330,"url":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ThinkstockPhotos-466251012.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dr. Eva Norman","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@LiveYourLife_PT","twitter_site":"@LiveYourLife_PT","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dr. Eva Norman","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/"},"author":{"name":"Dr. Eva Norman","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/00167af9e7a28bb15298f295e873c2e2"},"headline":"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals?","datePublished":"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00","dateModified":"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/"},"wordCount":336,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["diet","exercise","health and wellness","new year's resolution","physical therapy","physical trainer","quit smoking"],"articleSection":["brain injury","Diet","Exercise","Fitness","Health Coach","Healthy Lifestyle","New Years Resolution","PT in MN"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/","url":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/","name":"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals? - LYL","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00","dateModified":"2016-03-18T10:00:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/have-you-lost-your-motivation-on-new-years-health-goals\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Have You Lost Your Motivation on New Years\u2019 Health Goals?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/","name":"Live Your Life","description":"Live Your Life Physical Therapy","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Live Your Life PT","url":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/logo_blog.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/logo_blog.png","width":390,"height":222,"caption":"Live Your Life PT"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LiveYourLifePhysicalTherapy\/?ref=tn_tnmn","https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveYourLife_PT","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eva-norman-pt-dpt-ceeaa-3b327130","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lylpt\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCE9dlw5Q4Yhp28ZKLb4P6MQ","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liveyourlife_pt\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/00167af9e7a28bb15298f295e873c2e2","name":"Dr. Eva Norman","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84f302924d448009a4c713a452c0b7f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/84f302924d448009a4c713a452c0b7f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dr. Eva Norman"},"url":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/author\/eva\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2986"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liveyourlifept.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}