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Whyaper f or mi ngar t seveni ngcl assi st henew wel l bei ng t r endf or2020 NewYear ’ sResol ut i ons:Whyyoushoul dchooseaper f or mi ngorcr eat i vear t s cl assf ort heul t i mat ewel l bei ngandment alheal t hboosti n2020–andevent r y t obecomet henextFl eabagorper f or mi ngsensat i on! •Jour nal i st sar ei nvi t edt ot r yacour seoft hei rchoi ceatCi t yAcademyi n2020 t oputt hi st r endt ot het est .Af ul ll i stofopt i onsi savai l abl eandi ncl udesscr i pt wr i t i ngandont r endpodcast i ng. •Casest udi eswhohavef oundani mpr ovementi nwel l bei ngandment al heal t hf r om aneveni ngcl assar eavai l abl ef oryourheal t handwel l bei ng pages. •I nt hepastdecade,Ci t yAcademyhaswel comedover40, 000st udent s,most ofwhom havecomeawayr echar gedandevenaf ewhavegoneont oper f or m i nt heWestEndandont heLi veatt heApol l ost ageaswel lasont heBBC. •* *Fi ndvi deosandupdat es@ci t yacademyukonI nst agr am * * 2020i suponus,t hedawnofanewdecade.Andal ongwi t hphysi calf i t ness andcar eergoal s,manyofuspl edget ogot ot hegym andgetr unni ngasa newyeardawns.Thest andar dgot oJanuar y‘ r eset ’ act i vi t i esi ncl udeDr yJanuar y ,t r yi ngVegani sm orj oi ni ngagym.Butoneor gani sat i oni scal l i ngont hose whowantt ogi vet hei remot i onalheal t haboostt ot r ysomet hi ngcl osert o home:Aper f or mi ngorcr eat i vear t scour se. Wi t hpol i t i csandaust er i t yhi t t i ngt heheadl i neshar donadai l ybasi s,andpr essur esofwor kandf ami l yst r ess,ourment alheal t hhasneverbeeni ngr eat er need.Wel l bei ngt r endsi n2019sawusal lr eachi ngf ort heCBDoi l ,goi ng f or estbat hi ngandshunni ngal lourbel ongi ngsaswet r i edt o‘ Mar i eKondo’ not j ustourhomes,butouremot i ons,t oo. Fr om Januar y1,Ci t yAcademywi l lbeof f er i ng699cl asses,soi t ’ st i met oshun t heommmmsandgetsomeoomphi nt oyournewyear !Fancyyour sel fast he nextFl eabag?Thenyoucoul dsi gnupf orscr i ptwr i t i ngorwr i t i ngf ort el evi si on. Ther e’ sbal l r oom danci ngf orSt r i ct l yaf i ci onados,t hemi ndf ul nessofpai nt i ng orpi ano,orf ort hosewhowantt ot api nt ot hef ast estgr owi ngmedi at r end goi ng,Podcast i ngf orbegi nner s.
Thef ounder sofLondonbasedCi t yAcademy ,whi chpr ovi decr eat i veandper f or mi ngar t scl asses,havef oundt hatt hei rst udent s’ wel l bei nghasskyr ocket ed t hankst oi t scl asses.Andas2020dawns,t hey’ r eencour agi ngpeopl et omake anewyear ’ sr esol ut i ont osi gnupf orsomet hi ngt hatdel i ver ssomet hi ngmor e pr of oundanddeepert hanagym member shi porwel l nessr et r eat .Ci t yAcademyof f er shundr edsofcour sest hatt heybel i evecant r ul yenhancewel l bei ngi n 2020. SusanYoung,coMDofCi t yAcademy ,says:“ Mor epeopl et haneverar el ooki ngf orananswert ot hei rwel l bei ngandawayt oi mpr ovet hei rment alheal t has weent er2020.AtCi t yAcademy ,webel i evet hatourcour sespr ovi dej ustt hat . Fr om t hecamar ader i et hatacl assbr i ngs–bat t l i ngl onel i nesswi t ht her egul ar i t yofaweekl ycl assandj oi ni ngl i kemi ndedpeopl e-t ot het hr i l lofl ear ni nga newski l l ,aswel last heendor phi nr ushofsongordance,t her e’ ssomuchmor e i nar esol ut i ont hati nvol vesact i vecr eat i vi t y .Rat hert hanj ustpl edgi ngt owor k onyourf i t nessoremot i onalheal t h,acr eat i veorper f or mi ngar t scour sei san oppor t uni t yt omeetnewpeopl eandboostconf i denceaswel lasl ear ni ngamazi ngski l l s. ” Ci t yAcademycanensur eadoseofwel l bei nggoodnessf oranyonesi gni ngup i nt henewyear .“ St udent st el lust hatourcl asseschanget hei rl i vesandhavea posi t i vei mpactont hei rment alheal t h–t heyf eelmor eposi t i ve,t heyf eelener gi sed,andt heymakenewf r i ends.Wheni tcomest owel l bei ngt her ear epl ent y oft r endst hatcomeandgo,butj oi ni ngagr oupofl i kemi ndedpeopl et oexpl or e yourwel l bei ngandl ear naski l lcanbesomet hi ngwhi chgi vesyouashi f ti n yourment alheal t h,conf i denceandwel l bei ngf orl i f e,movi ngyouf or war di nt o t henewyearanddecadewi t hpr i deandnewf oundener gy . ” Rel easef r om Ci t yAcademy .