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By the second week of February, 80 percent of people will have failed in their New Year’s resolutions, according to U.S. News. Just 8 percent will actually achieve their New Year’s resolutions, Forbes reported in 2013.
Lexie and Lindsey Kite, both of whom earned doctorates in the study of media and body image, believe “the focus on physical health at the new year is a good thing and we shouldn’t turn away from that," Lindsey Kite said. However, the twin sisters, who work at the University of Utah and run the nonprofit organization Beauty Redefined, believe there is room to adjust our perspective on resolutions.
“Rather than saying, ‘I’m going to fit into this certain dress size’ or ‘I’m going to weigh this number that has been my goal weight for years by March or July’... our goals instead will focus on how we feel and what our bodies can do,” Lindsey Kite said. “When we set measurable goals, that allows us to not only use our bodies as instruments but to understand them and think about them in a new way."
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